No ‘Women’ James Bond! Producer Barbara Broccoli Says 007 Will Remain ‘Male’

The dashing and debonair 007 with a penchant for martinis, Aston Martins, James Bond, will remain ‘male’ producer Barbara Broccoli clarifies. While ruling out the possibility of a woman James Bond, Barbara adds that iconic British spy could be played by an actor of colour in future, Idris Elba, maybe? Barbara, who has produced multiple films in the spy action series with her half-brother Michael G Wilson, said the part will remain a "male" in the times to come.

"James Bond can be of any colour, but he is male," she told Variety in an interview.

With Daniel Craig’s exit in ‘No time To Die’ suitable candidates such as Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, Henry Cavill has popped up although with no confirmation.

About giving a gender swap to the character, Barbara instead argued about having more "strong female characters".

"I believe we should be creating new characters for women -- strong female characters. I'm not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that," the producer added.

Actor Lashana Lynch, who is essaying the role of a 007 Agent in the upcoming "No Time To Die", was rumoured to be taking over the franchise.

Though there have been calls for a female version to Agent 007, some people, including former Bond girl Eva Green, have maintained the character should remain a man.

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Daniel Craig is set to exit the franchise after his fifth and final outing with "No Time To Die", directed by Cary Fukunaga.

Also featuring Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Lea Seydoux and Christoph Waltz, the film is scheduled for an April release.