GIRLS. BOND GIRLS.

The role of Bond girl in a 007 film is one of cinema’s most discussed, debated, contested and controversial parts. For some actresses, like Michelle Yeoh and Eva Green, it was a star-making role. Other times the title helped small screen actresses make the switch to the big screen, like Teri Hatcher and Kim Basinger. Through it all, for seven decades and seven different men playing James Bonds, the Bond girl has variously been 007’s lover, partner, antagonist and rival. For No Time to Die however, the Bond girl is being reimagined. Instead of the traditional chick sidekick trope, 007 is now becoming a woman thanks to the casting of Lashana Lynch as Secret Agent Nomi. With the passing of the torch (or is it the passing of the Aston Martin?) the Bond girl has stopped playing second fiddle. Here we take a look back at the 007 woman