The Guardian:

The future has looked shaky for cinema’s biggest hero. The director of his latest adventure quit 14 weeks before shooting. The release date was pushed back. Not so long ago, the actor who plays him said he would rather slash his wrists than reprise the role.

But there is one thing about which James Bond can rest easy: his manhood. Speaking to the Guardian, 007’s executive producer Barbara Broccoli ruled out any Doctor Who-style gender reinvention for Ian Fleming’s super-spy.

“Bond is male,“ she said. “He’s a male character. He was written as a male and I think he’ll probably stay as a male.“

They say that now.

Seeing how the female reboot of Doctor Who brought in the biggest ratings in 10 years, I think it’s worth seeing how these British entertainment icons take to the change…