Former Bond girl Halle Berry "gave her two pence" at the Cannes Film Festival on whether or not the next 007 should be played by a woman, said Metro . When asked if she would consider playing the next James Bond herself, she "pushed back against the idea".

"I don’t know if 007 really should be a woman," she told Variety. "In 2025, it's nice to say, 'Oh, she should be a woman.' But I don’t really know if I think that’s the right thing to do."

Female lead or not, the search for Daniel Craig's replacement continues, nearly four years after the actor stepped down from the role. "It took two days to find a new leader of the Catholic church ", yet "we are still without a James Bond", said Esquire .

Amazon MGM Studios , which took over creative control of the Bond franchise earlier

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