Bond Casting Director Rules Out a Female 007

Bond casting director rules out a female 007

James Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams has ruled out a woman or an actor of colour taking over the role of 007 from Daniel Craig.

Ex-James Bond casting chief says 007 must stay white and male

The casting director behind the last 14 James Bond films says the character should not be reimagined as a woman or a person of color, pushing back on years of speculation over who will replace Daniel Craig as 007. "Ian Fleming wrote a character, and that's the character that stays," she said.

Bond casting director reassures distressed fans that 007 will always be a white boy

James Bond will always be a white-first, penis-forward franchise, according to the woman who cast the last 14 movies. Despite some criticism that the face of England’s declining empire should be more inclusive toward those living in its crumbling nation, Debbie McWilliams, the casting director who’s been doling out 007 assignments for the last four decades, says the character won’t be recast as a non-white, non-cisgender man. “No, I don’t think …

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Debbie McWilliams, Former James Bond Casting Director, Sticks to Her Guns: ‘Ian Fleming Wrote a Character, and That’s the Character That Stays’

Debbie McWilliams, who cast the last 14 James Bond films, has stuck to her guns when it comes to her view that 007 should be white and male.