James Bond producer says 007 will always be male
OtherThe producer of the James Bond films has said she is not "interested" in the spy being played by a woman.
No Time To Die, which is released on 2 April, will be Daniel Craig's last outing as 007
There had been speculation that the next actor to play him would be female but Barbara Broccoli dismissed this.
Speaking to Variety she said: "He can be of any colour, but he is male.
"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 rumours were fuelled when it was disclosed that actress Lashana Lynch plays a female 00 agent in the new film after Craig's Bond leaves active service.