Trina Parks knows a thing or two about the Bond franchise. The first Black Bond girl, who starred in 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever, told the Telegraph that Sydney Sweeney would be“wonderful”as the next Bond girl, and her reasoning goes deeper than casting gossip.
Parks praised Sweeney’s acting range and the way she owns her sexual identity, saying audiences now want a woman opposite Bond who is independent and self-possessed. That’s a sharp read on how the role has evolved. Sweeney, 29, is reportedly in the running alongside Margaret Qualley and Zendaya, though nothing has been officially confirmed.
The bigger picture: Denis Villeneuve is directing the next film for Amazon MGM Studios, and the Bond lead search is reportedly down to Callum Turner and Jack Lowden. A new era is taking shape, and a pioneer of the franchise just weighed in on what it should look like.
Who would you cast as the next Bond girl? Sound off in the comments.
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