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In reply to the discussion: A female James Bond is awesome! So is a black Hermione! [View all]Xithras
(16,191 posts)61. Ryan Reynolds daughter is named James. It's uncommon, but not unheard of.
Interesting factoid: According to Social Security records, James consistently ranked in the top 1000 FEMALE names in the United States from the earliest records in the 1800's until it fell out of fashion in the 1980's.
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Ian Fleming established that "James Bond" was his real name in the books, not a codename.
Xithras
Jun 2016
#58
As a fan of Ian Flemings original works, I'd have a problem with them changing the name.
Xithras
Jun 2016
#67
Agreed, but I absolutely draw the line at female Ghostbusters; that's just wrong!!1!
petronius
Jun 2016
#17
"A room to a Kill" "you only call roomservice twice" "live and let housekeeping change the sheets"
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2016
#46
But the things great works are about are themes and not sets. In many cases a classic is a classic
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2016
#50
I was really shocked to see Miss Marple cast as a woman in the TV series
struggle4progress
Jun 2016
#41
That movie (live and let die) freaked my shit out when I saw it as a kid.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2016
#76
Ah, hell, say the new one is the spurious issue of the "original." That'll fix things.
Eleanors38
Jun 2016
#62
Or---One could strive to create original characters. (If an iconic character is altered
WinkyDink
Jun 2016
#86