Comment by trts

2 days ago

not sure if their policies have changed but in 2021 Amazon Studios implemented quotas for performers and creatives on each project based on race/ethnicity, gender, and ability, with the actor's real-life identities expected to align to their characters. doesn't sound like a compatible platform for this particular franchise.

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mpalmer  2 days ago

Did you fail to notice the diversity of the cast in the last 20 years of Bond films?

And if you mean the title character, you are presupposing that:

A. the quota existing means Bond won't be a white man (he absolutely will be in the first Amazon outing), and

B. Bond ceases to be Bond if he isn't white.

There's no reason for modern Bond stories to require a white Bond. He does have to be a guy, but don't see why race changes the story.

  • fazeirony  2 days ago

    > He does have to be a guy

    why?

    • mpalmer  2 days ago

      It's certainly a matter of opinion, but the character's flaws and conflicts are very much tied up in his masculinity. Making the character a woman changes things so much it's essentially a different property with the same name. Just make a good original story about a woman who's a spy, don't ride the franchise's coattails for the wrong reasons. We don't need representation at this level of granularity.

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    • mihaic  2 days ago

      Food doesn't have to taste good, but the people that consume it generally like it that way.

    • lazide  2 days ago

      Personally I can’t wait for Snow White to be played by a 60 year old retired plumber from New Jersey.