INTERVIEW
If confirmed, the information would likely greatly surprise James Bond fans. According to several English tabloids, in the next episode of the adventures of the famous secret agent, which is to be released on November 11 at the cinema, 007 would be ... the father of a 5-year-old girl. Invited to comment on this revelation at the microphone of Europe 1, Laurent Perriot, author and character specialist, believes that "it would rather rather stick to Daniel Craig's James Bond".
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Bond's fatherhood already covered in books
For the moment, Laurent Perriot reminds us first, "we are absolutely not sure. We must be wary of rumors from the English tabloids". In addition, if this information is surprising, it should not be forgotten that the authorship of Bond was already approached in the work of Ian Fleming. "In We only live twice , Bond becomes a dad but he does not know it, because the James Bond girl does not tell him that she is pregnant," explains Laurent Perriot.
How could this information have been filtered? "These are service sheets that leaked on the internet. People peeled them and saw that there was a five-year-old child. Some photos from filming in Italy also filtered and we see it with Léa Seydoux. Some people deduced from it that it was the girl of James Bond ", details the guest of Europe 1, who repeats that" it is only a rumor ".
"James Bond will always drive cars and have gadgets"
According to Laurent Perriot, therefore, paternity "would rather stick" to James Bond version Daniel Craig, the actor who has played the agent on the license to kill for 14 years now. "Since the 2006 reboot at Casino Royale , we have been offered a much more human James Bond, who is in love, betrayed by women," he said.
The character played by Daniel Craig is certainly more violent than his predecessors, "but he has a more sentimental implication in his romantic relationships". Moreover, reminds Laurent Perriot, "at the end of Specter , he moves away from the secret services to live a love story with the character of Léa Seydoux and the next film takes up the story five years later".
But may the fans reassure themselves, "James Bond will always drive cars, have gadgets. He keeps his fundamentals, but he has become humanized," said the specialist.