Los Angeles: The actor playing the next James Bond will have to evolve and so will the director behind the new film, believes filmmaker Sam Mendes, who says it would be great to see a woman helming the upcoming movies in the long-running spy franchise.
Mendes, who directed Bond films 'Skyfall' (2012) and 'Spectre' (2015), said it will be difficult for 'a younger actor' to step into the shoes of Daniel Craig. Craig stepped down as Bond in the last series title 'No Time to Die' (2021).
"I don't envy producer Barbara Broccoli having to follow Daniel's five movies. He reinvigorated the franchise, but the franchise is so huge that it's very difficult for a younger actor to step into that. I think that the actor playing Bond is going to evolve, the director has to evolve. I think it would be wonderful to see a woman directing Bond. I think it would be wonderful," the director told the entertainment outlet 'Deadline'.
Mendes also said it is unlikely that he will volunteer to make a third Bond picture.
"I don't think they'd want me anymore. It was an incredible thing to do at that moment in my life. I couldn't have asked for a better thing. I saw the world differently," he said about 'Spectre' and 'Skyfall'.