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James Bond 'Has to Be a Guy', Says Helen Mirren
BBC ^ | 8/18 | Tabby Wilson

Posted on 08/18/2025 3:14:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Dame Helen Mirren has said James Bond should be played by a man, even though she is "such a feminist".

In a new interview with Saga Magazine, the Oscar-winning actress said "you can't have a woman. It just doesn't work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else".

Amazon MGM Studios will produce the next iteration of the spy franchise, with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight set to write what will become the 26th film in the series.

The US production and distribution company previously said it was planning a "fresh" take on franchise but would honour the "legacy" of the "iconic character".

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hellenmirren; jamesbond; movies
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To: teeman8r

Lol I’d watch Pussy Bond double O 69.


61 posted on 08/19/2025 12:36:32 PM PDT by Pocketdoor
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Didn't he get married in one of the movies (You Only Live Twice runs in my head) but she got killed?
62 posted on 08/19/2025 1:09:20 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Democrat cult.)
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To: nickcarraway

James Bond will wear too tight clothes and pout like the last Bond and have ‘feelings’...


63 posted on 08/19/2025 11:31:38 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Making money now. Still want much more.)
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