WithJames Bondbeing infamous for being a womanizer, it’s not often that many Bond girls may make multiple appearances within a franchise. Daniel Craig’s era had roughly six to eight Bond girls, while Sean Connery’s is listed as around five or six. Pierce Brosnan became the fifth actor to play 007 and has played the character in four films, from 1995’sGoldenEyeto 2002’sDie Another Day.During that time,he has been entangled with several love interests.
Izabella Scorupco made her Hollywood debut in the 1995James Bondmovie as a Russian programmer, Natalya Simonova, up against the fierce competition from Famke Janssen’s villainess assassin, Xenia Onatopp. In Brosnan’s second movie, he was tasked to investigate a media baron and, in the process, seclude his wife and Bond’s ex, Paris (Teri Hatcher). He teamed up withMichelle Yeoh’s Chinese security agent, Colonel Wai Lin, and sparked a potential romance. Following the pattern,four actors then played Bond girls inThe World is Not EnoughandDie Another Day.
Michelle Yeoh Reveals Why She Didn’t Return For Die Another Day
She Was Offered The Opportunity
Former Bond Girl Yeoh explains whyshe didn’t return to the franchise despite being offered a cameo. The 2002 James Bond film,Die Another Day, sees Bond facing a prison sentence after being captured by a North Korean agent. Convinced that someone in his agency has betrayed him, Bond escapes to find out the truth. Rosamund Pike starred in her breakthrough role as Bond girl and double agent, Miranda Frost, while Halle Berry’s Jinx Johnson is the NSA agent Bond can truly trust.
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In an interview withRadioTimes.com, Yeoh explained her absence inDie Another Day. The star revealed that she was supposed to return as"a cameo" in Brosnan’s last outingas the lethal secret agent, but hercommitment to other projects made it impossible. In 2002, Yeoh produced her first English film,The Touch, under her own production company, Mythical Films. Check out what she said below:
I was asked one time, to come back to do a cameo. But unfortunately I was filming, I was producing my own movie. Sometimes life throws tough choices at you.
What Yeoh’s Comment Means For Die Another Day
Yeoh Could’ve Been The Third Bond Girl To Reprise Her Role
TheJames Bondfilm series has a reputation for casting new actors as Bond girls in every film. There have only been two Bond girls who have ever reprised her role intheJames Bondfranchise. The first was Eunice Gayson, who portrayed Sylvia Trench inDr. NoandFrom Russia With Love. The second was Lea Seydoux, who played Madeleine Swann in bothSpectreandNo Time to Die, and both films are recent Bond installments. Yeoh’s comment indicated that she could’ve beenthe third Bond girl to return to the franchisein the franchise history.
Even though her cameo didn’t happen, it could’ve been what paved the way for Seydoux’s return inNo Time to Die, a film that markedDaniel Craig’s last film as Bond. Yoeh’s comment also reveals thatDie Another Daycould’ve featured three Bond girls instead of two, and her cameo would no doubt stir up the romantic aspect of Bond’s arc in the film.
Die Another Day
Cast
ames Bond is captured and tortured during a mission in North Korea, but after 14 months, he is exchanged for a North Korean prisoner. Stripped of his 00 status and determined to clear his name, Bond embarks on a globe-trotting quest to uncover a traitor and stop a catastrophic plot. Teaming up with the enigmatic NSA agent Jinx, he tracks down a diamond mogul with a sinister connection to his past. The mission leads Bond to an ice palace in Iceland and a high-tech satellite capable of devastating destruction.
