![]() ![]() In fact, she was only 4 years older than Craig. But even being the oldest “Bond woman” as Bellucci calls herself, she wasn’t that old. After all, her performance in Malena is still famous for its seductive portrayal of femininity. To be fair, even at 51, Monica Bellucci remains a powerful sex symbol. “He said ‘the concept is revolutionary.’ It’s a sign that cinema is able to take a new and more open look at mature women.” “But then Sam explained that James Bond was going to have a story with a mature woman,” she said. It didn’t occur to her that she would be playing a Bond girl. When she first got the call from the casting director, Bellucci actually thought she was being called to replace Dame Judi Dench as M. ![]() In 2015, the Daniel Craig Bond film Spectre got attention for casting 51-year-old Monica Bellucci as one of Bond’s conquests. After all, one of the most famous Bond girls is named Pussy Galore. The Bond films have long been accused of focusing on sex appeal in their leading ladies over character development. Monica Bellucci Became the Oldest Bond Woman – Even Though She’s Only a Few Years Older Than Daniel Craig Grace Jones, who plays May Day, an accomplice to the main villain, was 37 years old. In A View to a Kill, Bond girl Tanya Roberts, who plays American geologist Stacey Sutton, was 30 years old. “The leading ladies were young enough to be my granddaughter and it becomes disgusting.” You can see I was getting a little scraggy around the neck.” I became very conscious that I was getting long in the tooth to play the great lover…I was 57 in the last one. In his opinion, he looked too old to be “hanging around women in their early twenties without it appearing creepy.” He commented on his age in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying, “It had been on my mind for a long time. Physically I was okay, but facially I started looking…well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my granddaughter and it becomes disgusting.” Moore said, “It wasn’t because of the physical stuff as I could still play tennis for two hours a day and do a one-hour workout every morning. And it was his age, specifically the age difference between him and the Bond girls, that motivated his decision to part ways with 007. He was 57 years old in his final film, A View to a Kill. Known for bringing humor into the role, Moore became the oldest actor to play Bond. He makes Bond something special.Sir Roger Moore was the third man to play James Bond, and he starred in seven films. "But Daniel has made Bond able to become more approachable in some ways, almost more human. "James Bond is a female fantasy because he's courageous, he's a gentleman and he can kill for you. As an actor, he is so eclectic because he has this capacity to be tender and to be delicate and at the same time, very strong and violent. She explained: "He is a wonderful James Bond. Monica thinks Daniel is a "wonderful" James Bond because he shows so many sides to the character. "It proves that femininity is still there even though a woman becomes older." "This is the first time James Bond has held a woman who is older than him in his arms and that means it's a very modern concept. "Sam explained they wanted a mature woman on the screen that she didn't have to look 40 or 35, she actually had to look like she was 50 and I thought it was wonderful. ![]() What am I going to do at 50 in a Bond film?' She said: "When I first met Sam Mendes, I was a bit confused and said to him, 'I'm 50 years old. The 51-year-old actress thinks it is "wonderful" that director Sam Mendes wanted to cast a "mature" woman in the movie and thinks her inclusion opposite Daniel Craig as 007 made the movie "very modern". Monica Bellucci was "confused" when she was asked to star in 'Spectre'. Monica Bellucci couldn't understand why director Sam Mendes wanted to cast her in 'Spectre' because of her age ![]()
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