After rumors spread that Daniel Craig would be leaving the James Bond franchise, moviegoers are wondering who will take over the role of the iconic 007.
While many people stated their penchants for Tom Hiddleston, Clive Owen, John Boyega, Aidan Turner, Idris Elba or Damian Lewis – others suggested a Bond of the opposite sex… a “Jane Bond,” if you will.
still rooting for a female bond tbh…aka gillian anderson because?? can you imagine how iconic
— charlene (@farmigabates) May 20, 2016
is gillian anderson playing bond yet i need something good to look forward to — ursie (@aIyciadebnrm) May 21, 2016
a concept: gillian anderson as bond and vera farmiga as her bond girl
— blanche dubowser (@txfandchill) May 20, 2016
It’s Bond. Jane Bond. Thanks for all the votes! (And sorry, don’t know who made poster but I love it!) #NextBond pic.twitter.com/f8GC4ZuFgL — Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) May 21, 2016
Gillian Anderson responded positively to the idea, tweeting a response on Saturday to a fan-made poster that replaced Craig with the X-Files actress on the Skyfall poster.
Priyanka Chopra’s name also popped up, with Chopra announcing that she, too, would be interested in playing the suave super agent spy. On Monday, the actress gave a spirited answer to whether she would ever play a Bond girl in an interview with Complex: “I get that all the time,” she said. “But f*ck that — I wanna be Bond.”
Craig seems to be open to the idea of having a female Bond. In an interview with Bustle, he responded: “Sure, yeah, definitely. I think it’s a great idea. If it works it works. That’s the great thing about film is it’s all about imagination so of course it could happen. Not that’s it a huge push, it’s just that anything’s possible.”
