Rosamund Pike told 'Harper's Bazaar U.K.' in a new interview that she was asked to strip to her underwear during an audition for a 2002 James Bond movie. She told the publication that she refused and she still landed the role anyways.

Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan sparked a spirited debate online among super fans after recently claiming he might be 'interested' in returning to the James Bond franchise

Now the Tom Hardy lookalike is set to star as a ruthless World War 2 dictator in an upcoming new thriller. The 35-year-old, who has had next James Bond buzz at the bookies over the last year, is set to play Joseph Stalin.

The most recent iteration of James Bond was played by British actor Daniel Craig in the 2021 film No Time to Die. Though Amazon MGM Studios recently made a deal to control the creative rights to the 007 character, there have been no announcements regarding the future of the franchise.

“I don’t know if 007 really should be a woman,” Berry responded. “In 2025, it’s nice to say, ‘Oh, she should be a woman.’ But, I don’t really know if I think that’s the right thing to do.” Berry previously played the character Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson in the 2002 film “Die Another Day” alongside Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.

"Gender-switching quintessentially male characters isn’t empowering women at all, it’s lazy and performative." View Entire Post ›

And it’s not just modern travellers who are falling for its charm. None other than James Bond himself — or rather, George Lazenby’s 007 — spent his on-screen honeymoon here in the cult classic On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Article continues ...