James Bond is “mysogynistic”, “sexist” and “very lonely”.
That’s what Daniel Craig thinks about the character who has made him a very rich man.
In an interview with Esquire Magazine, Craig painted 007 as a man belonging to another era, and promised he would bring a greater depth to his role in the new Bond film, Spectre.
“Hopefully my Bond is not as sexist and misogynistic as [earlier incarnations]. The world has changed,” said Craig ahead of his fourth outing as Bond.
“I am certainly not that person. But he is, and so what does that mean? It means you cast great actresses and make the parts as good as you can for the women in the movies.”
According to Craig, Spectre will be “Skyfall times 10”, with more empowering parts for women than in any of the previous 24 Bond movies. The actor said that while Bond has always had his pick of very beautiful women, he has always been unable to fom any meaningful relationships, leaving him “very lonely”.
“There’s a great sadness. He’s got these beautiful women but then they leave. It’s sad,” explained Craig.
“And as a man gets older it’s not a good look. It might be a nice fantasy, that’s debatable, but the reality, after a couple of months...”
In Spectre, however, Bond enters into a relationship with a gangster’s widow, played by Monica Bellucci.
Bellucci is the oldest woman to be cast as a Bond girl. When casting her, director Sam Mendes allegedly told the actress: “For the first time in history, James Bond is going to have a story with a mature woman. The concept is revolutionary.”
The move may also silence critics of the Bond series, who have attacked the previous films for their treatment of women.
Spectre will be released internationally on October 26, this year. – Entertainment Reporter