Why agent 007 is never a woman

While the community of legendary spy lovers is buzzing with suggestions that the next James Bond should be a woman, experts have strongly objected.

On May 23, actress Gillian Anderson of The X-Files series shared on her personal page a poster made by a fan. The collageAnderson stands in front of a gun barrel and the classic 007 logo. The actress captioned it: "This is Bond. Jane Bond."

The poster has been liked nearly 30,000 times, shared more than 13,000 times and has gone viral on social media. Many fans have suggested that the next 007 should be a woman and that Gillian Anderson could play the role..

Gillian Anderson is being proposed by fans as the next 007.

Soon after, experts asserted that agent 007 should never be a woman."First and foremost, Bond is masculine at his core," explains Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post. "He's essentially the embodiment of maleness. That's why he exists."

Historian and blogger Tim Stanley wrote in the Telegraph that the idea of ​​007 being a woman was ridiculous and silly. He shared: "Giving James Bond female breasts would be to lose the magic of the character - the magic that has kept him alive for so long. Bond is not like Doctor Who - a character who can regenerate and renew himself every few years. Bond is 'primordial stone', unchanged over centuries. He is a stereotypical male who kills bad guys and sleeps with beautiful women."

Tim Stanley further explained that on the cover of the original novel by writer Ian Fleming it says: "James Bond: The man every man dreams of being and every woman wants to sleep with." In the case of James Bond transforming into a woman, this character would lose his identity and would no longer be Bond.

In the history of cinema, there have been many classic roles that have been feminized, such as Hamlet or Bob Dylan, but each has a specific reason. According to Tim Stanley, when a woman plays Hamlet, viewers enjoy the feminine side of this multi-personality character. In the biographical film I'm Not There, star Cate Blanchett transformed into male singer Bob Dylan because director Todd Haynnes wanted to emphasize the idea that American artists are always searching for their identity, regardless of whether they are male or female.

Sean Connery plays James Bond in "From Russia With Love" (1964).

Appearing in Ian Fleming's original book in 1953, James Bond first appeared on screen in 1962 in the film Dr. No. After Daniel Craig turned down nearly $100 million to continue playing the classic character in the 25th film, many actors have been proposed to replace him. Prominent names include British actor Tom Hiddleston, black actor Idris Elba, or "Mad Max" Tom Hardy. Gillian Anderson is the first female star to be proposed to play 007.

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