James Bond's Moneypenny star lists the qualities necessary in the next “male or female” 007, when the character returns in Bond 26. Times are changing for the venerable spy movie series, following Amazon MGM Studios’ Bond franchise acquisition from Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson’s Eon Productions. It’s yet to be seen what happens with Bond 26 casting as the series passes into a new set of creative hands, but Amazon’s stewardship would seem to open a larger array of possibilities than Broccoli and Wilson were ever willing to consider, including the chance of a female Bond.

A gender-swapped Bond would indeed be a game-changer for the 007 franchise, but the series’ Moneypenny star Naomie Harris thinks there are certain bedrock qualities the next Bond actor must have, regardless of whether they’re male or female, and she recently listed them (via Radio Times):

Sophistication, sexiness, mystery,...