Overview

• Rosamund Pike revealed she was asked to strip to her underwear during her 2002 Die Another Day audition but declined, stating she would only do so if cast in the role.
• Despite refusing the request, Pike secured the role of Miranda Frost, marking her big-screen debut opposite Pierce Brosnan's James Bond.
• Her recent interviews with Harper's Bazaar UK and David Tennant's podcast have reignited conversations about exploitative casting practices and sexism in the Bond franchise.
• Pike also shared a lighthearted anecdote from filming, where she mistakenly thought she was waxing Brosnan's chest during an intimate scene, later realizing it was the set's faux fur.
• The Bond franchise, now under Amazon MGM Studios, faces renewed scrutiny over its portrayal of women as it seeks to redefine itself for a modern audience.