![]() ![]() Lashana Lynch plays Nomi, the woman who (temporarily) takes over the 007 designation from Bond after he retires, just as Lynd in some ways replaced Bond in his own film.īut the most obvious stand-in for Lynd is the romantic lead, Madeleine (Léa Seydoux). A Cuban CIA agent, Paloma (Ana de Armas), wears a plunging dress reminiscent of Green’s signature look and picks out a tuxedo for Bond, just as Lynd did before her. The film’s failures are all the more stark because it keeps drawing parallels with “Casino Royale.” The opening scene is set at Lynd's grave, and the movie is filled with women who serve as stand-ins for her in one way or another. Eva Green and Daniel Craig in "Casino Royale." MGM And a main character who exists in a vacuum is largely airless and empty. Even with familiar characters imperiled more effectively than in earlier installments, the stakes are virtually nonexistent. “No Time to Die” is typical with its fill-in-the-Bond-blank plot: a ranting mad villain (Rami Malek), a global terrorist threat, car chases, gunfights, a child in danger, etc. He was a man without peer, and therefore also without much character or interest. Subsequent Craig films mostly presented the hero in the traditional Bond manner. ![]() The only problem with Vesper Lynd was that she was so riveting that they had to kill her off, lest she steal the series.
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