Ex-Bond girl Halle Berry doesn't think making 007 a woman is 'the right thing to do'

"I don't know if 007 really should be a woman... in 2025, it's nice to say, 'Oh, she should be a woman.' But I don't really know if I think that's the right thing to do."

"I want [women] to be tough, but I don't know if Bond should be a woman... that series is steeped in history, you know, Ian Fleming's stories."

"We can create a new Bond character that's a woman, and give her a new name... but I don't know if Bond should be a woman."

"He's a fantasy. So many men have wanted to be Bond and women have wanted to be with Bond."

Halle Berry, while judging at the Cannes Film Festival, shared her reservations about the idea of a female James Bond. She emphasized the weight of the character's longstanding history and suggested that instead of gender-swapping Bond, new female characters could be created. Berry is not alone in this perspective; past Bond actresses have also voiced their doubts about the appropriateness of transforming James Bond into a woman. The discussion continues to evoke strong opinions regarding the preservation of iconic film characters versus modern inclusivity efforts.

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