Overview

• Helen Mirren said she is a feminist but believes James Bond "has to be a guy," arguing a female Bond "just doesn't work," according to interviews cited by Saga and Deadline.
• Pierce Brosnan told Radio Times he would consider returning "in a heartbeat" if Denis Villeneuve had "something up his sleeve," joking about playing a "craggy, 72-year-old Bond" with bald caps and prosthetics.
• Both comments were made while Mirren and Brosnan promoted The Thursday Murder Club, which debuts on Netflix this month.
• Amazon now holds creative control of the franchise, and reports link Denis Villeneuve to the next film, but no casting or release timeline has been announced.
• Producer Barbara Broccoli has previously said Bond can be any color but is male, adding that new female-led characters should be created rather than recasting Bond as a woman.