Skyfall director Sam Mendes would like to see the next James Bond movie be directed by a woman. 'I think that the actor playing Bond is going to evolve, the director has to evolve. I think it would be wonderful to see a woman directing Bond.'
According to Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes, the next James Bond movie should be directed by a woman. After first hitting the big screen in the 1960s, the Bond franchise now consists of 25 films in total. After Pierce Brosnan starred as the suave superspy for four films during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Daniel Craig took over in 2006 with Casino Royale.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY With the Craig era of Bond now definitively at an end, many fans are curious about where the franchise will go next. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have already said that the next iteration of the character will be a total reinvention, and it remains to be seen which actor will don the tuxedo next.
"I don’t envy Barbara having to follow Daniel’s [Craig] five movies. He reinvigorated the franchise but the franchise is so huge that it’s very difficult for a younger actor to step into that. Let me rephrase that. I think that the actor playing Bond is going to evolve, the director has to evolve. I think it would be wonderful to see a woman directing Bond. I think it would be wonderful.”
Although the Bond franchise has now been going strong for almost 60 years, the films have only ever been directed by men. No Time To Die shook up the Bond formula in several ways, featuring the first non-British director with Fukunaga and the first Black female to take on the role of 007 with Lashana Lynch's Nomi.
It remains to be seen how the Bond franchise will evolve after Craig's exit in No Time To Die, but bringing on a female director certainly seems like a possibility. While the Bond franchise has featured female writers in the past, including even back in the 1960s, it does feel long overdue for a woman to sit in the director's chair for the first time.
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