The Next James Bond Should Be Black Or Female

Since James Bond is easily the most famous spy-based franchise, what John Taylor says makes a lot of sense. After all, 007 always comes out on top, generally helps to stop the overreaches of a corrupt, powerful figure, and tends to look very cool while saving the day. «James Bond has been nothing but good,» Taylor said of the superspy’s effects on recruitment.

However, the MI6 veteran was less enthusiastic about the works of John Le Carre, creator of another famous spy character, George Smiley. «My training for the past 20 years has all been about how do you create trust when you are dealing in … a world of betrayal,» Taylor explained. «John Le Carré isn’t like that, some people say he brought realness to the fiction, the spy genre. But actually, no. Most of us think he did a great disservice,» he concluded.

As for who will be stepping into James Bond’s well-tailored suit next, the jury is still out on that, but with «No Time to Die» firmly in the rearview mirror, fans can likely expect an announcement sooner rather than later.