Halle Berry was recently asked by ET about her thoughts on a female James Bond. The question was prompted by Chris Hemsworth’s recent nomination of actress Charlize Theron.
Berry gave a thoughtful response, saying, “I want [women] to be tough, but I don’t know if Bond should be a woman. I mean, that series is steeped in history, you know, Ian Fleming’s stories. I don’t think you can change Bond to a woman.”
She continued, “We can create a new Bond character that’s a woman and give her a new name, based on that theory, but I don’t know if Bond should be a woman.”
Since Berry is a former Bond girl, her opinion carries extra weight. But there has been much controversy over who the next James Bond should be. Kristen Stewart originally proposed the idea of a female Bond. But when asked, former Bond actor Roger Moore said, “You could have a female, a Jane Bond, but it would have nothing to do with James Bond. No, Bond is Bond.”