Helen Mirren desires the James Bond franchise to revaluate the way in which its movies depicts feminine characters.

The 79-year-old actress weighed in on the potential for the subsequent 007 being performed by a lady actress in a current interview.

“I by no means favored the way in which girls have been in James Bond. The entire idea of James Bond is drenched and born out of profound sexism,” she advised The Commonplace.

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As a substitute of gender-swapping the character, Helen thinks movies ought to inform the tales of ladies spies from historical past.

“Ladies have all the time been a serious and extremely necessary a part of the Secret Service, they all the time have been. And really courageous,” she mentioned.

“In the event you hear about what girls did within the French Resistance, they’re amazingly, unbelievably brave. So I’d inform actual tales about extraordinary girls who’ve labored in that world,” she added.

Earlier this month, Pierce Brosnan gave his opinion on who he thinks ought to sort out the James Bond function subsequent.