In the forthcoming Bond 24, actress Penelope Cruz would be the oldest Bond Girl, playing the part at 40.
In our society, particularly in that area known as Tinseltown, ageing is a big issue. Especially for the ladies.
Women past their prime, however artistic, talented or beautiful, are slowly pushed behind the curtains only to be frontlined (or even worse, substituted) by younger, usually twentysomething starlets because of their youthfulness.
We have been drugged by this age-obsessed industry bigheads into thinking--- "the younger, the more beautiful and sexy'. And since, as they say, "sex sells," they put them in movie after movie no matter how "inexperienced" these young girls are.
Thus, among other things to consider, in Hollywood, younger eye-candies are served to satisfy the generation's cravings of what is said to be "more appealing/ exciting to the senses."
So for some, it's a rather risky move to cast a 40- year old, non-American actress to play the love interest of a suave, iconic superagent, in the famous and well-followed James Bond series.
Some blasted, "Why get 40, when you can play with 20?"
Well whadya know, the Hollywood landscape is gradually changing. Especially for women.
Kathy Griffin got it right when she said someday talent would transcend age.
In our society, particularly in that area known as Tinseltown, ageing is a big issue. Especially for the ladies.
Women past their prime, however artistic, talented or beautiful, are slowly pushed behind the curtains only to be frontlined (or even worse, substituted) by younger, usually twentysomething starlets because of their youthfulness.
We have been drugged by this age-obsessed industry bigheads into thinking--- "the younger, the more beautiful and sexy'. And since, as they say, "sex sells," they put them in movie after movie no matter how "inexperienced" these young girls are.
Thus, among other things to consider, in Hollywood, younger eye-candies are served to satisfy the generation's cravings of what is said to be "more appealing/ exciting to the senses."
So for some, it's a rather risky move to cast a 40- year old, non-American actress to play the love interest of a suave, iconic superagent, in the famous and well-followed James Bond series.
Some blasted, "Why get 40, when you can play with 20?"
Well whadya know, the Hollywood landscape is gradually changing. Especially for women.
Kathy Griffin got it right when she said someday talent would transcend age.
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