Kristen Stewart would like to see a female James Bond

Actress Kristen Stewart has pitched for a female James Bond and said a male actor playing the much sought-after spy would be “stale” now.

While promoting her new film “Equals” with co-star Nicholas Hoult, the subject turned to James Bond, and Stewart voiced her interest in seeing a woman portray the iconic British superspy, reported E! Online.

When asked Hoult what he thought about his name being included as a potential successor to Daniel Craig’s 007, the 26-year-old actor said, “I think I’m a bit too young, to be honest,” noting that Bond is usually in his “30s or 40s.”

“Yeah, but that’s getting a little stale,” Stewart interjected. The pair then dismissed critics of casting a black or female actor as Bond. Stewart, 26, even imagined how a female version of the character could be introduced.

“You start off as the Bond girl and then you think it’s just the girlfriend and then you’re like, ‘She’s actually ’,” she said. “In the trailer, it’s him and then bait and switch.”