No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga appeared to refer to a scene in 1965’s Thunderball in which the Scot’s 007 forcibly kisses a nurse who rejects his advances
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The director of the upcoming James Bond movie has suggested the character as portrayed in the Sean Connery films was a rapist.
Cary Fukunaga appeared to refer to a scene in 1965’s Thunderball in which the Scot’s 007 forcibly kisses a nurse, who rejects his advances.
In a later scene, Bond suggests he will keep quiet about information that could cost her her job if they have sex.
He says: “I suppose my silence could have a price…” The nurse played by Molly Peters backs away, saying: “You don’t mean … oh, no,” before Bond replies “Oh, yes”, pushes her into a sauna and undresses her.
Fukunaga said: “Is it Thunderball or Goldfinger where basically Sean Connery’s character rapes a woman?
“She’s like ‘No, no, no,’ and he’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes.’
“That wouldn’t fly today.”
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Barbara Broccoli, who has been producing Bond films since 1995, previously praised Fukunaga for bringing Bond up to date in No Time to Die, out next month.
She said previously of questionable Bond scenes: “I think people are coming around – with some kicking and screaming – to accepting that stuff is no longer acceptable.”
Fukunaga said he was excited by Daniel Craig’s portrayal of 007 because of “how much more raw and brutal and brooding he is”.
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Referring to Roger Moore’s minimalist acting, he added: “I much prefer that Bond than the one-eyebrow-up version.”
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He went on: “You can’t change Bond overnight… but you can definitely change the world around him and the way he has to function in that world.”
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