The director of "No Time to Die," the 25th James Bond film, said the version of the character played by Sean Connery was "essentially" a rapist.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Cary Fukunaga referred to a scene in "Thunderball" (1965) in which James Bond, portrayed by Connery, forcibly kisses a nurse (played by actress Molly Peters) who had refused his actions. . In a later scene, Bond suggests that he will be silent about the information that could cost her the job if the nurse sleeps with him. "I think my silence can come at a price," he says.
The nurse pulls away, saying, "You're not going to say ... oh, no," before Bond answers "Oh, yes," he pushes her into a sauna and takes off her clothes.
"No Time to Die", starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, is being hailed as the Bond film with the greatest equality of power between male and female characters. Many expect Phoebe Waller-Bridge's involvement in the screenwriting process to emphasize feminism.
"I think people are reacting to not accepting things that are no longer acceptable," said executive producer Barbara Broccoli, who has produced James Bond films since 1995.
