There are some TV and film franchises that reach the point where they cease to simply be entertainment and become cultural phenomenons, and the James Bond franchise (and, comparably, the Doctor Who franchise) certainly fits that bill. The franchise has welcomed some big names over the years, including Michelle Yeoh, who starred in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies. Now, the celebrated actress has opened up about what it was like flying into the UK to film the spy flick with Pierce Brosnan as well as how the Bond girl role was evolving at that point.
Michelle Yeoh has had an impressive career since her time as a Bond girl back in the ‘90s and recently reflected on her body of work and upcoming film, Everything All At Once, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. It was only natural that her turn in the 007 franchise would be brought up and, as she recalled, the UK was very welcoming towards her:
We had such a great time filming the Bond movie. The most fun was when I was going through immigration [in the U.K.], and I said, ‘I’m going to be in a Bond movie.’ You can see their face…
