Jenna Ortega gained’t be suiting as much as play a feminine model of James Bond anytime quickly — and that goes for all male-originated roles.
The “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” star instructed MTV within the beneath video that she will not be inquisitive about a gender-flipped “spinoff” of a male-led franchise. Ortega was particularly requested if she would think about collaborating along with her “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and “Wednesday” director Tim Burton on a revival of “Edward Scissorhands” as Edith Scissorhands, a feminine tackle Johnny Depp’s titular character.
“I love that there’s a lot more female leads nowadays, I think that’s so special. But we should have our own,” Ortega mentioned. “I don’t like it when it’s like a spinoff — I don’t want to see like ‘Jamie Bond.’ You know? I want to see another badass.”
A well timed remark, contemplating we want a brand new 007. Whereas Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been rumored to be the frontrunner, the thought of a feminine Bond has been mentioned through the years.
Former Bond Daniel Craig echoed Ortega’s remarks in a dialog with the Radio Occasions. “There should simply be better parts for women and actors of color,” he mentioned. “Why should a woman play James Bond when there should be a part just as good as James Bond, but for a woman?”
Franchise producer Barbara Broccoli additionally instructed The Guardian that Bond is a “male character. He was written as a male and I think he’ll probably stay as a male.”
She continued, “And that’s fine. We don’t have to turn male characters into women. Let’s just create more female characters and make the story fit those female characters.”
Broccoli additional instructed The Hollywood Reporter in 2021 that “I don’t think a woman should play James Bond. I believe in making characters for women and not just having women play men’s roles. I don’t think there are enough great roles for women, and it’s very important to me that we make movies for women about women. He should be British, so British can be any [ethnicity or race].”
Broccoli previously tried to launch a female-led motion franchise up to now along with her meant “Die Another Day” spinoff centered round Halle Berry’s character Jinx, however MGM wouldn’t decide to an $80 million funds and the challenge died.
