The public did not object to the new Miss Moneypenny being black because they were not told until the film was already out, the actress Naomie Harris has suggested.
Harris, the first black actress to play the James Bond character, said she had been "very lucky" her casting had been kept under wraps until Skyfall was in cinemas.
“I think I was very lucky that it was never revealed I was Moneypenny until the movie was already out," she told Town & Country magazine. "People didn’t have a chance to say, ‘Oh no, we don’t want a black Moneypenny,’ because they didn’t know she was coming.
"And when they saw the film, they thought, hopefully, ‘OK, we can live with her.’ So there were no objections, which I’m really happy about.”
Harris has also spoken out the nuances of her character's relationship with 007 in the latest Bond outing, SPECTRE.
She said: “I feel as though they have a much stronger and more mutually respectful relationship. The great thing about Moneypenny is that she’s not willing to cross that line, because for her the job is more important than the man. There’s something really powerful about that decision.”
Ms Harris also refused to consider nude scenes as part of her role in the latest installment in the Bond series. “I don’t feel it’s part of my job, I don’t like this sexualisation and objectification. It’s not what I’m about at all,” she said.
“I have always felt that kind of mission, I was never going to play stereotyped roles, and I was always going to show women, and particularly black women, in a positive light… I’m a feminist, and it’s very important to me to reflect that.
“Sam talked to me about his vision for Moneypenny and how he wanted her to be completely modernised, really different, a woman who women in the audience could identify with and admire.
And though Harris lamented the death of Dame Judi Dench's incarnation of 'M' - MI6's dour overseer, she welcomed Ralph Fiennes first full-length debut in the role.
“Of course, Ralph is an amazing actor, but I do miss Judi. I think she was the beating heart of the Bond movies," said Harris, adding: "There was something so tough but also warm about her, and just having a female energy is different.”
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