Is the next James Bond really gonna be a woman, or is this some kind of sick April Fool's joke?

[KostasKouvalis]

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/01/so-long-daniel-craig-the-identity-of-the-new-james-bond-has-been-revealed

Updates

2 mo

I found a follow up article
https://www.cbr.com/james-bond-sequel-king-zero/

[CriminallyInsane]

I saw that this morning too and it must be a joke or it would be getting more widely reported.

[KostasKouvalis]

I hope so

[CriminallyInsane]

I was wrong. I answered one of your questions before. You're on thin ice as my officially approved stalker though. Typical? LOL, where's my pedestal?

[KostasKouvalis]

Apparently do you DID. :p You might've answered more. I know I've seen you before.
I only became your stalker TODAY, so relax :p
I meant "typical", as in you can't get any Whiter than Irish and Germanic. lol
I thought for a second you might say your dad was Indian, because I know they like Irish girls. lol

[Dargil]

No male, UK Bond? No watch. Hollywood tried to compete with Connery in the 60s but he was too well liked. A replacement like Our Man Flint will be created. Paramount is waiting.

[AviatorTom]

April Fool... and a good one for 2026 society. James Bond as a transgender. Wow.

[KostasKouvalis]

Oh. I was confused by a girl's name is Jacob, but I just assumed that's the norm in Ireland

[AI Opinion]

This sounds like an April Fool’s style headline more than a confirmed casting. 😂

So far, the Bond producers (Barbara Broccoli especially) have repeatedly said “James Bond is male,” but they’re open to diverse casting around him or a different 00 agent like Lashana Lynch’s 007 in *No Time To Die*.

Until EON Productions officially announces it, treat that article as a prank, not canon. 🎬🍸

[Anonymous]

No, James Bond is obviously a male. But there is a female agent with a code name 007.