Helen Mirren has by no means been afraid to talk her thoughts, and her newest feedback about the way forward for 007 will certainly have the web buzzing.

In a brand-new interview, the legendary actress made it clear that she does not imagine a girl ought to ever take over the James Bond function.

Her daring assertion bought assist from the previous Bond himself.

Throughout her candid chat with Saga Journal, Dame Helen Mirren made it clear that she does not assume a gender-swapped model of the long-lasting spy can be the best path.

“I am such a feminist, however James Bond needs to be a man,” she acknowledged flatly. “You’ll be able to’t have a girl. It simply does not work. James Bond needs to be James Bond, in any other case it turns into one thing else.”

Though Mirren is at present taking part in a retired spy in “The Thursday Homicide Membership,” a job she referred to as “a extra real looking portrayal of a spy,” she admitted that her model does not carry the identical aptitude.

“So many ladies have labored in that world. She’s a manifestation of a actuality, that is for certain,” she stated earlier than cheekily including, “however not a lot enjoyable as Bond!”

Helen Mirren wasn’t alone in her opinion. Sitting beside her was former 007 star Pierce Brosnan, who fully agreed along with her take.

Brosnan, who performed Bond in 4 movies, from “GoldenEye” in 1995 to “Die One other Day” in 2002, stated he is thrilled to see the legendary spy return, however believes the function ought to keep true to its roots.

“I am so excited to see the following man come on the stage and to see a complete new exuberance and life for this character,” he defined.

Calling the franchise “the reward that retains giving,” the actor added that he is now completely happy to be “only a member of the viewers… sitting again, saying: ‘Present us what you are going to do.'”

With Daniel Craig hanging up the tux after “No Time to Die,” the hunt for the following James Bond is broad open, and followers have already got loads of favorites.

Names like Henry Cavill, Richard Madden, Regé-Jean Web page, Damson Idris, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Tom Hardy are all being floated by followers and trade insiders.

With Amazon MGM now accountable for the franchise’s subsequent chapter, the strain to select the right James Bond has by no means been larger.

Despite the fact that Mirren feels a girl should not take the lead, she made it clear she nonetheless “adores the world of James Bond” and, like Brosnan, she’s merely ready to see who shakes issues up subsequent.

Though Mirren believes a girl should not play James Bond, she has beforehand slammed the franchise for being sexist. Earlier this 12 months, she made it clear that she has critical points with the best way girls have been portrayed within the long-running Bond movies.

Throughout an interview with The London Customary, the veteran actress acknowledged, “The entire collection of James Bond, it was not my factor. It actually wasn’t. I by no means favored James Bond. I by no means favored the best way girls have been in James Bond.”

She went even additional, arguing that your complete idea of the franchise is rooted in outdated gender attitudes.

“The entire idea of James Bond is drenched and born out of profound sexism,” she stated.

Mirren defined that ladies have lengthy performed very important roles in actual intelligence companies and deserve actual recognition.

“Girls have all the time been a significant and extremely vital a part of the Secret Service, they all the time have been,” she continued.

As a substitute of rewriting 007 as a feminine character, Mirren stated she would somewhat see “actual tales about extraordinary girls who’ve labored in that world.”