Cary Fukunaga – director of “No Time To Die” – said that Sean Connery’s James Bond character in previous versions was built as a rapist.
In an interview with Hollywood Reporter on September 23, director Fukunaga said the work is increasingly built to be advanced and suitable for modern culture.
He admitted that Bond in the old parts had many weaknesses: “Basically, wasn’t it in Thunderball or Goldfinger that Sean Connery ‘s character raped a woman? She kept refusing and he still advanced.
Making that film cannot be successful in the current context.”
Directed by Cary Fukunaga. Photo: Hollywood Reporter
When the #Metoo movement exploded in Hollywood a few years ago, 007 caused controversy. Some opinions say that the main character in the film is built according to a toxic masculine stereotype that despises women.
On the contrary, many people say that modern views should not be imposed on old works of art.
The film’s new direction is partly thanks to a female member in the writing crew – Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Director Fukunaga said: “I think female screenwriters give female roles in the film more depth.
The producers have thought about this issue for a long time. In the first meetings, they paid great attention to this direction.
You can’t change Bond into someone else overnight. However, we can change the world around him and the way he behaves in new environments.”
Sean Connery as James Bond in the movie “Goldfinger”. Photo: Everett Collection
The director also said he liked the fact that Daniel Craig portrayed 007 in a naked, dangerous and violent way. The character focuses on portraying masculinity through other points instead of focusing on conquering women.
Actor Daniel Craig is also satisfied with the crew’s new exploitation method. He told Hollywood Reporter : “The franchise puts a premium on directors leaving their own mark on the story and characters.
Cary Fukunaga brought a new vision to Bond. Having a name of his caliber That makes the film have obvious changes.”
Daniel Craig (left) in “No Time To Die”. Photo: Universal
No Time to Die will be Craig’s last film as agent James Bond. The work encountered many difficulties in its release due to the epidemic, and had to be postponed many times.
In 2018, the project changed production crew because of disagreements in the creative stage.
Cary Fukunaga was then chosen to direct. The writing team of Neal Purvis and Robert Wade – who wrote the script for the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough – and Phoebe Waller-Bridge ( Killing Eve ) wrote the script.