Dame Helen Mirren has said James Bond should be played by a man, even though she is "such a feminist". In a new interview with Saga Magazine, the Oscar-winning actress said "you can't have a woman. It just doesn't work. James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else".

Helen Mirren may play a retired spy in her new film “The Thursday Murder Club,” but the Oscar winner insists that the next James Bond “has to be a guy.” In a new interview with Saga Magazine (via BBC News) alongside her “Thursday Murder Club” co-star and former Bond actor Pierce Brosnan,

James Bond should be played by a man and "doesn't work" if played by a woman, Dame Helen Mirren has claimed. The Oscar-winning actress, 80, told Saga Magazine that while she is "such a feminist", the iconic film character must be played by a male actor. "James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else," she said.