10 Actors Who Criticised Their Own Recent Movie Roles
9. Ben Whishaw As Q - No Time To Die
The likes of M and Q have been stalwarts of the James Bond franchise for years, and fans have every right to believe they know everything about them. However, No Time To Die featured an exploration of Q that no other movie had delved into before.
In a moment that could've been easily missed, Ben Whishaw's character confirmed that he was expecting a date, with a sentence that suggested he had a boyfriend. However, similar to Josh Gad's feelings about Le Fou's sexuality in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast remake - and how Disney "didn't go far enough" in exploring it - Whishaw wasn't entirely happy with how fleeting this moment was.
Whishaw told The Guardian that while there were good intentions behind the reveal, he was left disappointed that there wasn't more done with it. Recalling the first time he read the script, he said, "I remember, perhaps, feeling that was unsatisfying."
This was the first character in the James Bond franchise confirmed to be part of the LGBTQ+ community, so it's easy to understand why audiences - and Whishaw himself - might've considered it too underdeveloped.