A decade of so ago, Rupert Everett said he wanted to play a gay James Bond-type character, but that movie never emerged, and 007 himself has stayed resolutely heterosexual (indeed, in Ian Fleming’s books he can even convert lesbians, turning Pussy Galore straight after a roll in the hay in Goldfinger). However in Skyfall, Daniel Craig gets to show off his metrosexual side, by flirting with Javier Bardem’s villainous Silva.
To add a bit of spice, James Bond is even tied up at the time! This isn’t part of a sexual conversion for the character, but a result of probably omnisexual Silva putting Bond into a sticky situation, caressing his chest and flirting with him, with 007 trying to wangle his way out of it and figure out exactly what’s going on. However the secret agent does comment, “What makes you think this is my first time?”, which does make you wonder what he gets up to when he isn’t on screen.
Both Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem have been talking about the scene, and Movieline managed to nab the comments. Asked if Bond is bluffing about it being his first time, Craig said, ‘”What are you going to do? I don’t see the world in sexual divisions.” He then changed the subject from Bond to Bardem’s wonderfully flamboyant character, Silva. “Someone suggested that Silva may be gay,” Craig said with a big smile. “And I’m like, I think he’ll f*** anything.”‘
The actors adds, “I love that scene, It makes me laugh. I hope it makes you laugh.”
Bardem meanwhile commented about the sexual side of his character, ‘”It was part of the game, but it’s not entirely the game.” Bardem explained that his “main goal” as Silva was creating “uncomfortable situations” for anyone who crossed his path. “Within that, you can read anything that you want or wish,” Bardem said. “But it was more about putting the other person in a very uncomfortable situation where even James Bond doesn’t know how to get out of it.”‘
So is Bond bi? Is there anything he won’t do for queens and country? Maybe we’ll get to find out in later movies.
Skyfall hits UK cinemas on October 26th, with a US release due November 9th.
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