With Bond 25 serving as Daniel Craig's last foray into the world of Ian Fleming's 007, eyes are naturally turned to who will don the bowtie and Walther next. Many names turn up time and again, the likes of Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston and the not named Tom; Idris Elba.
Now another name has been thrown into the ring, one that certainly isn't Tom. It's Baccarin, Morena Baccarin, who will next be seen on screen playing Vanessa in FOX's highly anticipated Deadpool 2.
In an interview with CinePop, the actress voiced her frustrations at playing passive characters or love interests with Baccarin stating that she really wants to be an action star. Revealing to the interviewer that her biggest dream is to play Jane Bond, the female version of James Bond. "I think it's going to be me." the actress said, "Of course, I have to be the next one, I have the training" she joked.
This isn't the first time discussion of a female reinterpretation of James Bond has occurred, with EON producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson revealing there's no reason the next Bond couldn't be a woman or a person color. Both fans and fellow actors alike have fallen on either side of this for varying reasons over the years.
Some take issue thinking that the character should remain forever a straight white male and that women should have their own original characters, while others are more open to continued variation in their 007 considering how very different the books and films have been.
Realistically the chances of a woman being Bond following Daniel Craig are slim however and with Baccarin not even being a member of the British Commonwealth, something of a prerequisite for casting, the chances of her being the one to make this milestone are even more unlikely.
What do you think? Would you like to see a female James Bond for a film or two? Do you think Baccarin is the one to fill those shoes? Leave your thoughts below.