Friday, February 17, 2006

Bond Opinion: M-istaken Identity?

Perhaps the oddest James Bond casting decision is that which leaves Dame Judi Dench in the role of M. Apparently the new movie, a prequel, will explore M's origins.

The problem: Judi Dench's M, debuting in Goldeneye, was clearly not the first for whom James Bond had worked. The only way she can be in this prequel story is if she plays another female M preceding those seen in Doctor No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger...

2 comments:

Megan said...

Are you trying to say that a James Bond movie might not make sense? The horror, the horror!

Gerald So said...

Point taken. It's just that Bond bosses seem to be working hard on every other detail, why leave the female M in place? If it's established that she's a different M, predecessor to the others, that's good enough.