Lashana Lynch confirmed as first ever female to be agent 007 in 'No Time to Die'

Daniel Craig will be seen in his fifth and final outing as James Bond in Time to Die. re have been several speculations on who would play nt 007 ahe. w, actor Lashana Lynch has confirmed that she h taken over mantle in Time to Die.

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Lashana Lynch to be new 007 in Time to Die

In a recent news piece by Harper’s Bazaar, it is confirmed that Lashana Lynch will be “first-ever female” to become 007. She is playing mi in movie who enters MI service after James Bond’s retirement. However, it does t mean that she will be new Bond. mi is a secret nt who takes on mantle when Daniel Craig’s character is in exile.

news originally leaked months ago following Time to Die's first trailer. It received backlash on social media platforms. Lashana Lynch talked about criticism that she faced. She said that she is a woman of colour, if it was ar one like her cast in role, it would have been same conversation, she would have got same attacks, same abuse. actor stated that she just has to remind herself that conversation is happening and that she is a part of something that will be “very, very revolutionary” ahe.

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Lashana Lynch revealed that she injected some truth into her Time to Die character. She said that she did t want to waste an opportunity when it came to what mi might represent. actor mentioned that she searched for at least one moment in script where Black audience members would d ir hes, tutting at reality but she was gl to see ir real-life represented. Lynch stated that in every project, she is a part, matter budget or genre, “Black experience” that she is presenting needs to be 100 percent auntic.

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Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, Time to Die is  twenty-fifth installment in James Bond film series. It also features Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, and Léa Seydoux, who will reportedly reprise ir roles from previous films. new ditions to cast are Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah and Billy Magnussen.

film's plot shows nt 007 as he has left active service. After five years of rest, he is approached by an old friend and a CIA officer, Felix Leiter. He seeks help from retired nt. Bond agrees and has to face dangers which he has never seen before.  Time to Die is scheduled to release on April 2, 2021.