Although Pierce Brosnan hung up his bow tie and golden gun in 2002, he would be up for a return in Denis Villeneuve's James Bond film 'in a heartbeat.'

Helen Mirren said James Bond should not be played by a woman because 'it just doesn't work' in an August 2025 interview. She previously criticized the Bond franchise in March 2025, stating that she "never liked the way women were" portrayed in it.