Helen Mirren says 'you can't have a woman' as James Bond

Washington DC [US], August 19 (ANI): Actor Helen Mirren said that she doesnt think women can portray James Bond, as the search for the next 007 agent is underway, reported Deadline.

With a career spanning over six decades of screen and stage, her accolades include an Academy Award, Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, BAFTA Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award.

During the promotion of Thursday Murder Club, in which she co-stars alongside former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan, Mirren said a woman as James Bond wouldnt work.

Im such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy, said Mirren, adding, You cant have a woman. It just doesnt work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else, reported Deadline.

Mirren Thursday Murder Club co-star, Brosnan, also spoke about the 007 film, saying, I wish them well. Im so excited to see the next man come on the stage and to see a whole new exuberance and life for this character.

I adore the world of James Bond. It been very good to me. It the gift that keeps giving, Brosnan continued. And Im just a member of the audience now, sitting back, saying, Show us what youre going to do.

Mirren had previously weighed in on the concept of James Bond, saying in an interview that the character is drenched and born out of profound sexism, as per the outlet.

Women have always been a major and incredibly important part of the Secret Service; they always have been. And very brave, she added. If you hear about what women did in the French Resistance, theyre amazingly, unbelievably courageous. So I would tell real stories about extraordinary women whove worked in that world, reported Deadline. (ANI)

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