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You're curious why they're not retiring a film franchise that consistently pulls in hundreds of millions of dollars of profit with every installment? :)

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It will be worth it to see if they'll still pull that much after this change. Can't wait

Yeah, is a female 007 going to retain the same borderline “me too” hyper-sexuality of the traditional James Bond character? It would be a strangely empowering move, I think: portraying a male 007 as ‘slutty’ has been accepted, would audiences accept a female version of it? What’s the opposite of “womanizer?”

Thats an interesting point. I suppose the female variant of womanizer is a "maneater". It will be cool to see what directon they go with her. But it wouldve been even cooler if she made a name for herself with a name or code that hasnt been used before or isnt as ubiquitous. The way it is presented it seems like a low effort way to raise up minorities for social justice.

Right.

I predict this will be the second-last of the Bond Series. It will flop, and then they'll try just once more to attempt to rescue the dead brand.

Think of it as the "New Coke" of the Bond Brand.

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