Pierce Brosnan insists new James Bond ‘has to be a man’ after saying a woman should be cast

Pierce Brosnan has insisted that the new James Bond must be played by a male lead after previously suggesting that the spy should be portrayed by a woman.

In 2019, former 007 star Brosnan told The Hollywood Reporter that it was time to “put a woman up there”, adding: “It would be exhilarating.”