No Time to Die marks the final outing for Daniel Craig as 007, so it's inevitable that talk has turned to who could replace him.
Talking to Variety, long-time James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson revealed that they haven't started the search for the new 007, but did tease that they could be looking abroad.
"You think of him as being from Britain or the Commonwealth, but Britain is a very diverse place," Wilson noted.
However, Broccoli reiterated that there won't be a female Bond and for a very good reason. "He can be of any colour, but he is male. I believe we should be creating new characters for women – strong female characters," she explained.
"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."
That shouldn't be a surprise for Bond fans as Broccoli has said similar before, noting that he "was written as a male and I think he'll probably stay as a male".
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It was revealed yesterday that Billie Eilish will be writing and performing the theme song to No Time to Die, making her the youngest ever artist to record a Bond song at just 18 years old.
No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond movie, has a UK release date of April 2 and opens in the US on April 10. All the previous Bond movies are available on DVD or Blu-ray.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment The James Bond Collection 1-24 Blu-ray 2017
Titan Books (UK) No Time To Die: The Making of the Film by Mark Salisbury
MGM Skyfall
Lego James Bond™ Aston Martin DB5
MGM Casino Royale
MGM Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007
MGM Spectre
Orion Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz (with original material by Ian Fleming)
MGM/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment James Bond - The Daniel Craig Collection 4-Pack DVD
Winning Moves James Bond Trivial Pursuit - 007 Edition
Vintage UK Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
MGM/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment James Bond - The Daniel Craig Collection 4K UHD + BD Blu-ray 2019
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