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The James Bond films have been slapped with a fresh wave of woke trigger warnings by streaming giant Prime Video.
Almost every iconic 007 film on the platform has had content alerts added at the start – except one that features actor Sean Connery.
The first ever Bond film – which is 1962’s Dr. No – carries a warning for ‘violence, alcohol use, smoking, and foul language’.
Meanwhile, other movies in the infamous spy series carry warnings for womanising and ‘nude and sexual content’.
But above all, a scene from 1967’s You Only Live Twice, where Sean changes his skin colour and eye shape to mimic a Japanese man, has surprisingly avoided any warning of racial insensitivity.
It comes after Amazon secured the rights to show the Bond films after acquiring MGM Studios back in 2022.
The James Bond films have been slapped with a fresh wave of woke trigger warnings by streaming giant Amazon
Almost every iconic 007 film on the platform has had content alerts added at the start – except one that features actor Sean Connery
The streaming giant also gained control of all Bond movies earlier this year.
Amazon also deleted a series of digitally-altered James Bond posters, which removed the spy’s gun.
The shots of the spy were altered to remove certain elements deemed core to his brand, namely guns and girls.
Instead of seeing some of the film’s frontmen, including Sean, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig, wielding a Walther PPK, viewers were horrified to discover digitally altered versions without a pistol in sight.
Critics swiftly took to social media, with many accusing Amazon of ‘sanitising’ the Bond name – and legacy.
It has now responded to indignant backlash by replacing the edited gun-less promo pictures with more traditional stills from the films themselves.
However, the new offerings are not likely to satisfy fans, as despite being untouched, they are still without guns or Bond girls.
But above all, a scene from 1967’s You Only Live Twice, where Sean changes his skin colour and eye shape to mimic a Japanese man, has avoided any warning of racial insensitivity
In the original poster for 2015’s Spectre featuring Daniel Craig, Bond is seen holding the gun in his right hand, by his side.
But Amazon made the simple move of cropping Craig’s hands, while keeping his original pose, in an attempt to conceal the display of the firearm.
The moves to remove the weapon prompted fury among the most die-hard of Bond fans due to its significance in the original texts of the series.
It was first issued to the intelligence agent in the Ian Fleming novel Dr. No in 1958, and featured in all of the subsequent books as Bond’s signature firearm – prompting widespread popularity in pop culture replica collectibles.
House Of Guinness star Anthony Boyle is reportedly the most recent actor to join the race to become the next James Bond.
The Belfast-born actor, 31, plays eldest Guinness son Arthur in the Netflix series and has also featured in smash-hit Derry Girls.
Now, Anthony is rumoured to be in the running for what would be his biggest role yet.
Ladbrokes bookies have reportedly shot Anthony straight in at 10/1 in the odds, making him the fifth favourite to take over from Daniel Craig, according to The Mirror.
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James Bond films slapped with fresh wave of woke trigger warnings by streamer – but one infamous Sean Connery scene makes it through against all odds