Lashana Lynch made history as the first ever woman to take the 007 number and now she's playing Bob Marley's wife, Rita in Bob Marley: One Love. She revealed she used to actually be a singer before she started acting and now wants to speak to Barbara Broccoli about singing the next 007 film's theme tune. Report by Jonesl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 I don't know, you know, we're in London. I mean, I was just saying earlier that that's
00:17 the National Theatre, I go there all the time. Young Vic, Old Vic, these are theatres that
00:22 have inspired me. I'm sandwiched in the middle of the two of them celebrating something that
00:26 is way bigger than me, celebrating a legend, celebrating my parents' culture. I'm of Jamaican
00:33 heritage, it's a big moment for me.
00:34 Babe, you say, let's celebrate you, first 007, and now this, in a legendary film. It's
00:41 going to go down in history. Is this what you wanted to do?
00:44 Yeah, yeah. I mean, I sang before I acted, so I'm just a creative in general, so when
00:49 you get to bring the both together in such an iconic way, it's actually mind-blowing.
00:55 So what you're seeing right now is me, my mind blowing, right in front of you.
00:59 When's your album out? This is the question.
01:03 Yeah, I mean, look, I'm trying to collect myself because Kingsley's there, Dickie's
01:08 there, Rohan's there. There's a lot going through my mind right now. I'm just very,
01:12 very excited.
01:13 Your man's there. Has he seen it yet?
01:18 I haven't seen the film yet.
01:21 And the singing-wise, just going back to that, you've got connections in Bond. Next
01:26 Bond theme, babe?
01:27 Oh my gosh, could you let them know? I wouldn't mind. I could write a tune or two and do that.
01:32 Yeah, yeah, sure. I'd be down. I'd be down.
01:34 Oh, absolutely.
01:35 It's such a great, great idea.
01:37 Isn't that a great idea?
01:38 That is. Now I'm like, okay, I must write that down to make sure Barbara Broccoli knows.
01:42 And also, manifest, baby.
01:44 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Manifest.
01:45 Just how incredible is he as Bob Marley?
01:49 He's so good.
01:50 He's one of the most committed, dedicated, hard-working actors I have ever worked with
01:55 hands down. And I say hands down like I've worked with some brilliant people, some stars
02:01 of Hollywood. This man gave his absolute all. Seven, eight months before we went to camera,
02:08 he was immersed in Bob every single minute of the day. And it's just testament to the
02:14 film that we have because of his level of dedication. We were able to get so much truth
02:19 in this movie, so much honesty, so much depth. So he made me back.
02:24 Thank you so much. I can't wait to hear the theme tune.
02:28 Okay, thank you. I'll let Bob know.
02:30 Thank you.
02:31 Cheers.