‘James Bond’ icon Roger Moore’s son: Only a man can play famous spy

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told the UK’s Express. “I mean, she could be 006, 008 or 009 … It wouldn’t be the same because it’s Bond. It’s Fleming’s Bond.

It’s a guy, unfortunately.”Moore’s comments come after the “007” moniker was bequeathed to Lashana Lynch’s character at the end of the most recent Bond installment “No Time To Die,” which marked the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as the iconic spy. “In the last Bond, I think this was the confusion,” explained Moore. “That she [Lashana’s character, Nomi] was 007 and then said, ‘I’ve got to give it back to Bond.

It’s his number.’ So I think that’s very good — and I think they were also testing the waters.”Moore’s father, Sir Roger Moore, who died in 2017 after a battle with cancer, played the super spy over the course of seven films during the 1970s and ’80s before leaving the character behind at the age of 58.Moore quit the franchise when he realized he couldn’t hang “around women in their early 20s without it appearing creepy,” according to an interview with the Mirror shortly before his death.

The outspoken fruit of Sir Roger’s loins suggested that someone could do a potential spinoff with a female protagonist. “Maybe there will be a ‘From the filmmakers of James Bond comes Jane or Jemima Bond’ or whatever,” the younger Moore said, continuing to stoke the flames of potential controversy.Despite that, Moore still firmly believes that a man should portray the character.