Yaphet Kotto: "Bond should not be black"

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Yaphet Kotto: "Bond should not be black"

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That's a really good interview


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And then these overly politically correct people shout out "Racist!" if you say Elba shouldn't be Bond.
Of course,the fact that this particular statement was made by black actor is ignored.
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If Bond can be played by Craigster, then the field is open ... double: _./// I don't think Bruce Lee should be portrayed by a six-six Swede ... of course Lee was a real person, but just speaking of him as a cultural icon like Bond. Should SHAFT be played by an Eskimo? I agree with Kotto, that 003 or 009 can be a black man... start a new franchise with a new double O. That could actually work, if there was a real Bond team at EON, plus a huge budget. :cake:
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commander0077again wrote:If Bond can be played by Craigster, then the field is open ... double: _./// I don't think Bruce Lee should be portrayed by a six-six Swede ... of course Lee was a real person, but just speaking of him as a cultural icon like Bond. Should SHAFT be played by an Eskimo? I agree with Kotto, that 003 or 009 can be a black man... start a new franchise with a new double O. That could actually work, if there was a real Bond team at EON, plus a huge budget. :cake:
I agree but it seems eon can't do anything but one bond movie every three or four years.
They could use dalton and Brosnan in one off unbondables like series, another series set in the 1950s, one today and one in whatever hellverse Craig is from.
But they will only make one movie at a time at a glacial pace.
People don't think of Craig as a inappropriate and they past bonds have been attacked by PCs culture to the point it's not about a character anymore its looked on like a post or lottery a lucky few win so why should any be barred from making it.
Also Hollywood has been casting the wrong person and making excuses for soooooo long pmy generation believe it, also it's in fashion to recast a know character as gay, different race gender background whatever to try to spice it up " make us look at the character differently "

bond and his populist pc masters are ripe for this kind of thinking

I actually might like a black bond over what we've gotten since Craig got the job.


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Craig should play 002 or something, then it would be OK if he's a Bourne-again action hero. :cake:
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commander0077again wrote:Craig should play 002 or something, then it would be OK if he's a Bourne-again action hero. :cake:
Craig should be 005 to match his height in feet.
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Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote:
commander0077again wrote:Craig should play 002 or something, then it would be OK if he's a Bourne-again action hero. :cake:
Craig should be 005 to match his height in feet.
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