‘Individuals Could Sh*t On Me For It’: Former ‘Bond Lady’ Reveals Her Opinion On A Feminine James Bond

Well-known actress Denise Richards let it slip throughout a current interview selling her function within the new sequence, “Paper Empire,” that she didn’t approve of a feminine James Bond.

She was requested if there was room for a feminine Bond now that Daniel Craig has retired the function. Richards wasted no time in any respect in letting revealing her true emotions. “Undoubtedly a male Bond, I’m sorry,” she mentioned, based on Selection. “And I would get numerous flack for this. However the truth of the matter is the Bond franchise was based mostly off of a e-book franchise and Bond was male within the books and I consider [they should] proceed with that,” Richards mentioned.

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Richards asserted her perspective with a follow-up remark.

“I do, and other people could shit on me for it, however I consider it,” she mentioned.

“They might do a spin-off the place a Bond lady turns into the feminine Bond. However I feel James Bond is James Bond,” she said, based on Selection.

Richards isn’t any stranger to James Bond-related criticism. The well-known actress starred reverse Pierce Brosnan within the 1999 Bond movie “The World is Not Sufficient,” and confronted backlash from followers for her portrayal. Richards recalled getting “panned” for her efficiency because the scientist Dr. Christmas Jones.

She mentioned she critics ripped her for carrying shorts and a midriff-baring vest, and felt that they weren’t understanding the scope of her character, based on Selection.

“It broke my coronary heart that individuals have been making enjoyable of me,” she mentioned.

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She recalled the scrutiny and criticism over her apparel.

“Oh, actually? You’re carrying shorts and also you’re a nuclear scientist?’” she mentioned, as she recalled the feedback being made towards her.

“I’m enjoying a Bond lady,” she mentioned to Selection.(RELATED: Younger Actors Don’t Have The ‘Psychological Capability’ To Play James Bond, Longtime Casting Director Says)

“If I wore a lab coat and pants and a swimsuit, then [fans] would have been upset, like, ‘Okay, why isn’t she wanting like an attractive Bond lady?’”

“Paper Empire” is a Robert Gillings-created sequence that additionally stars Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer and Danny Glover. It premiered at Cannes in the midst of April.