Paul Verhoeven Wants More Sex In James Bond Films: "It's About Crashing And Blowing Up"

Paul Verhoeven thinks James Bond needs more sex on screen.

The Basic Instinct auteur has hit out at modern-day blockbusters for shunning racy scenes in favour of "crashing and blowing up".

Speaking to the UK's The Times, the Dutch filmmaker, 83, said: "It’s about crashing and blowing up. Sometimes these movies are fun, but the narrative tells you nothing about us now.

"I don’t see any other thought in Marvel or Bond movies.”

He insisted if he took charge of a 007 blockbuster, he would make some big changes after seeing No Time To Die.

Although he enjoyed Daniel Craig's Bond debut in Casino Royale — which saw him share intimate moments with Eva Green's character Vesper Lynd — he wasn't impressed with his final outing.

He argued: "There was always sex in Bond! They did not show a breast, or whatever. But they had some sex.”

Besides cranking up the sex, what else would a Paul Verhoeven Bond flick be like? “I’d go back to reality," he said. "Cars that don’t leap up into the sky.”

Verhoeven's latest, the lesbian nun drama Benedetta, is now showing in the UK, and is streaming in the US on Hulu.— BANG SHOWBIZ

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