Ex-bond Girl Halle Berry Doesn't Think Making 007 A Woman Is 'the Right Thing To Do'

Former "Die Another Day" Bond woman Halle Berry weighed successful connected whether nan iconic James Bond characteristic should ever beryllium played by a woman.

While serving connected nan assemblage for nan Cannes Film Festival connected Tuesday, nan 58-year-old character addressed nan ongoing chat astir replacing nan fictional spy pinch a female successful a early franchise.

"I don't cognize if 007 really should beryllium a woman," Berry responded. "In 2025, it's bully to say, 'Oh, she should beryllium a woman.' But, I don't really cognize if I deliberation that's nan correct point to do."

Berry antecedently played nan characteristic Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson successful nan 2002 movie "Die Another Day" alongside Pierce Brosnan arsenic James Bond. 

Halle Berry said she wasn't judge if it would beryllium nan "right thing" to make James Bond a woman. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage | Getty Images)

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The thought of a female James Bond has been a hot-button rumor successful Hollywood for astir a decade. In 2017, Berry likewise dismissed Bond being played by a woman successful favour of much original characters.

"I want [women] to beryllium tough, but I don't cognize if Bond should beryllium a woman," Berry said. "I mean, that bid is steeped successful history, you know, Ian Fleming's stories. I don't deliberation you tin alteration Bond to a woman."

"We tin create a caller Bond characteristic that's a woman, and springiness her a caller name, based connected that theory, but I don't cognize if Bond should beryllium a woman," she added.

Halle Berry antecedently played nan characteristic Jinx successful nan 2002 movie "Die Another Day." (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images)

Berry wasn’t nan only erstwhile Bond woman who questioned nan thought of gender-swapping James Bond complete nan years. In 2019, "The Spy Who Loved Me" character Valerie Leon blasted nan idea, arguing that nan characteristic was ever successful arsenic a man. 

"He's a fantasy. So galore men person wanted to beryllium Bond and women person wanted to beryllium pinch Bond. How tin group fantasize astir a female arsenic Bond? Men aren't going to spell for a female arsenic a slayer aliases an assassin," Leon said.

In 2024, British character Gemma Arterton, who starred successful 2008’s "Quantum of Solace," said Hollywood should respect nan contented of nan characteristic and called retired nan absurdity of nan idea.

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"Isn’t a female James Bond for illustration Mary Poppins being played by a man?" she remarked. "They talk astir it, but I deliberation group would find it excessively outrageous."

There person been respective discussions astir whether nan early James Bond should beryllium played by a woman. (Greg Williams/Eon Productions via Getty Images)

The astir caller loop of James Bond was played by British character Daniel Craig successful nan 2021 movie "No Time to Die." Though Amazon MGM Studios precocious made a deal to power nan imaginative authorities to nan 007 character, location person been nary announcements regarding nan early of nan franchise.

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