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'No Time To Die' heralds the new era of the 'Bond Woman'

By Allyson Shiffman
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Photo: Omega

No Time To Die introduces a new type of female character to the Bond universe. Allyson Shiffman explains why it's about time...

The 'Bond Girl' is no longer.

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Welcome to the era of the Bond Woman. She’s capable and clever. She knows how to fight and how to wield a weapon. She’s driven by more than simply her desire to be intimate with James Bond. She even has a backstory (sometimes).

Last night, as I sat in a darkened theatre at a sneak preview of No Time To Die, I found myself rooting not for our well-suited, Omega-wearing, martini drinking hero, but for the ladies who surround him.

Spoilers for 'No Time To Die' ahead