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The upcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die<\/em>, not only has Fleabag<\/em> creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the writer’s room, but it will also be the first of the film’s franchise to feature a Black 007 agent.<\/p>\n

The movie will be Daniel Craig’s last turn as James Bond and, at the same time, will introduce his 007 successor: British actress Lashana Lynch.<\/p>\n

After months of rumors that Lynch will take over the iconic role, the 32-year-old confirmed the news in a new interview, speaking about how she prepared for the inevitable racist backlash. After noting that she deleted social media from her phone for a week, Lynch said she had to remind herself that while the criticism was horrible, none of it was personal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am one Black woman\u2014if it were another Black woman cast in the role, it would have been the same conversation, she would have got the same attacks, the same abuse,\u201d she told Harper’s BAZAAR UK<\/a>.<\/em> \u201cI just have to remind myself that the conversation is happening and that I\u2019m a part of something that will be very, very revolutionary.\u201d<\/p>\n

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 09: Lashana Lynch attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill\/FilmMagic,)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In\u00a0No Time to Die<\/em>, Lynch’s character, named Nomi, is expected to pick up the title of 007 while Bond is living in exile in Jamaica. Lynch noted that alongside Waller-Bridge, the pair ensured her character had \u201ca fresh female perspective\u201d that was \u201csubtly drawn, believable, perhaps even a little awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA character that is too slick, a cast-iron figure? That\u2019s completely against what I stand for,\u201d Lynch said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to waste an opportunity when it came to what Nomi might represent. I searched for at least one moment in the script where Black audience members would nod their heads, tutting at the reality but glad to see their real life represented. In every project I am part of, no matter the budget or genre, the Black experience that I\u2019m presenting needs to be 100 percent authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Black 007 and a project that includes Waller-Bridge? Looks like I’ll be watching my first-ever James Bond film come April 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9593,"featured_media":5412,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"\nLashana Lynch Is Confirmed As James Bond's First-Ever Black 007<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The upcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die, not only has Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the writer's room, but it will also be the first of the film's franchise to feature a Black 007 agent.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lashana-lynch-james-bond-backlash\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lashana Lynch Is About To Be The Next Big Thing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" 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