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Dec 19, 1997 · Tomorrow Never Dies: Directed by Roger Spottiswoode. With Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher. James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
- (201K)
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Roger Spottiswoode
- 1997-12-19
After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained international recognition for starring in the James Bondfilm Tomorrow Never Dies(1997) and in Ang Lee's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000), the latter for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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- Michelle Yeoh Was An Action Star Before 'Tomorrow Never Dies'
- Michelle Yeoh Turned An Empty Role Into A Dynamic Performance
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Mai Lin isn’t a helpless object of sexual fantasy that Bond seduces into betraying her own interests; she’s an independent espionage agent from the Chinese Ministry of State Security who has her own agenda and mission. Lin doesn’t turn to 007 out of helplessness, but because they have a shared enemy in the new media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pr...
While Goldeneye returned to the “classical Bond” tone following the grittier approach of Timothy Dalton’s two films as the character, Tomorrow Never Dies at least tried to place Bond within a modern context. This is evident in the film’s main antagonist, who is a not-so-subtle parallel to Fox News’ Roger Ailes. It made sense that Bond would need th...
Bond’s superiority complex has always made him a somewhat difficult character to relate to. Part of Bond’s initial appeal is that he’s simply the best at everything; while Sean Connery was able to make this cheeky and fun in his initial films, it became more and more irritating as the series continued. Instead of letting Bond show off his skills to...
One of the common criticisms of the Bond franchise has been the lack of emotional depth; if Bond simply sleeps with his love interest and then never sees them again, why should we invest in any of his relationships? This has also attracted criticism for its assumptions about Bond’s disregard for his female love interests. However, the relationship ...
How Michelle Yeoh's Mai Lin was a true equal to James Bond in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. The film tried to modernize the franchise with a female agent who had her own agenda and mission.
- Liam Gaughan
- Senior Writer
Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, MI6 agent 007. Jonathan Pryce as Elliot Carver, a media mogul. Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin, a skilled agent of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, Bond's ally. Teri Hatcher as Paris Carver, a former girlfriend of Bond who is now Carver's trophy wife.
- $333 million
- David Arnold
- $110 million
Feb 26, 2022 · James Bond Alum Michelle Yeoh Recalls Playing A Bond Girl In Tomorrow Never Dies And How The Role Was Evolving At The Time. News. By Carlie Hoke. published 26 February 2022. James...
Wai Lin ( Chinese: 林慧; pinyin: Lín Huì) is a fictional character in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, portrayed by Michelle Yeoh. The character, the first ethnic Chinese Bond girl, [1] has received critical acclaim, being widely regarded as one of the best Bond girls in the series.
Dec 9, 1997 · In the final confrontation, Bond detonates an explosive exposing the ship on radar to the Royal Navy, and kills Carver with the sea drill. Cast Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Joe Don Baker, Götz Otto, Ricky Jay, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond, Geoffrey Palmer, Colin Salmon, Vincent Schiavelli, Cecilie ...
