Former “James Bond" co-star Halle Berry argued at the Cannes Film Festival that she doesn’t think making the iconic character a woman is the right way to go.

Currently serving on the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the Die Another Day star was asked whether or not she’d be up for once again playing that project’s Bond Girl, Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson. Variety was on hand to report on the subject, which saw Ms. Berry offer this official ruling:

The glitz at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 shows no signs of slowing down. As Day 2 rolled in, the French Riviera once again witnessed global A-listers, and this time, it was a delightful mix of timeless style, daring silhouettes, and a few playful surprises.

As we've already seen across branding, Bold Minimalism is having a moment – and Halle Berry has shown exactly how the design style can be used to striking effect on the red carpet. A no-nudity or "excessively voluminous" rule at Cannes Film Festival ...

Halle Berry kicked off the 2025 Cannes Film Festival with a short, wavy bob. The voluminous, side-parted hairstyle was a sleeker version of the natural look she showed off on Instagram a day earlier.

The "Die Another Day" actress told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival she doesn't know if casting a woman as the next Bond is "the right thing to do."

The robust 2025 festival lineup includes such splashy, star-driven studio titles as Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” (Focus), Ari Aster’s “Eddington” (A24), Scarlett Johansson’s “Eleanor the Great ” (Sony Classics) and Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning.”