James Bond Producer Halts Amazon’s Plan For Female 007: Report

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has reportedly made it clear to Amazon executives that she will not support plans for a spinoff female 007 TV series.

Broccoli — who acquired all the rights to the James Bond franchise from her late father Albert “Cubby” Broccoli and holds all approval rights for anything associated with the franchise — has reportedly not agreed with Amazon’s woke plans for the next spy film or even TV series, the Wall Street Journal reported.

In March 2022, the giant e-retail acquired the rights to the franchise from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio for $8.5 billion, WSJ noted.

“These people are f***ing idiots,” Broccoli reportedly told others when describing Amazon executives.

Those with knowledge told the Journal that Amazon has pitched ideas like the female 007 spinoff series for the streaming service, noting that it would focus on Miss Moneypenny, the secretary of MI6 spy chief M. However, Broccoli has made it clear she wants nothing to do with it.

It’s reportedly gotten so bad that Broccoli has threatened to delay the release of a Bond sequel, by in essence, holding the film, “hostage,” WSJ noted.

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There was also talk about having a gay or nonwhite take on the role of the famed spy that she was reportedly more open to, with the caveats that the person portraying Bond was a man and a Brit, the Journal noted.

The comments were similar to ones she’s made in the past when she said the next Bond should definitely be a male, and not a woman, as some at the time had suggested, The Hollywood Reporter noted.

“I think [the next James Bond] will be a man because I don’t think a woman should play James Bond,” Broccoli said in 2021. “I believe in making characters for women and not just having women play men’s roles.”

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“I don’t think there are enough great roles for women, and it’s very important to me that we make movies for women about women,” she added. “He should be British, so British can be any [ethnicity or race].”

Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton recently slammed the idea of gender-swapping the next 007 character and said you “have to respect the tradition” of the famed role being played by a man.

Speaking to The Times, the 38-year-old actress and “Quantum of Solace” star agreed that “a female James Bond” would be the same as “Mary Poppins being played by a man,” calling the idea ridiculous. 

“They talk about it, but I think people would find it too outrageous,” Arterton said. “Sometimes you just have to respect the tradition. I don’t regret doing a Bond film, but I am perplexed why it has followed me around. I was only in the film for five minutes.”

Related: Former Bond Girl Slams Idea Of Gender-Swapping 007