Bond 26's new 007 will inevitably be divisive.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While Bond 26’s star hasn’t even been announced yet, the actor is already guaranteed to be the most divisive 007 in the history of the James Bond franchise. The James Bond movies have featured six actors in their lead role and each new star has proven more divisive than the last. When Daniel Craig’s casting was announced in 2005, the media had a field day with the prospect of a blonde Bond.
5 Bond 26's Actor Is The First Casting In The Social Media Age When Daniel Craig was cast, MySpace was still the social media platform of choice. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram didn’t exist yet, meaning that the most mainstream spaces for online debate were far smaller and less democratized. Since then, the rapid increase in the use of social media means that scrutiny of major movie castings is more intense than ever.
4 James Bond's Next Actor Will Trigger A Diversity Debate Justifiably, the James Bond franchise’s creators casting another cisgender, heterosexual, white man as 007 will raise questions over the lack of diversity in the series. However, casting anyone other than a cisgender, heterosexual, white man will inevitably lead to reactionary right-wing online commentators accusing Bond of going "woke." Either way, an argument is coming.
This could prove doubly problematic if Bond 26’s creators take a risk and hand the role to a comparative unknown. While Bond is a great proving ground for a young actor, no unknown star can satisfy viewers who thought Bond 26’s 007 would be Tom Hardy, Cavill, Elba, or any other established blockbuster hero. The stars most closely associated with Bond 26’s casting race are already major A-listers, so any unknown actor would struggle to live up to their reputations.
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