Jenna Ortega has been doing a lot of interviews lately in connection with the premiere of Tim Burton’s film “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”. In an interview with MTV during the promotion of the film, the actress was asked if she would consider taking on the role of a female version of Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands”. It was suggested in the conversation that the heroine in such a case would be Edith Scissorhands. The actress laughed at the thought of this vision, but immediately admitted that she would rather create an original character and possibly a new franchise than copy cult films by changing them into a female version.
“I love that more women are getting leading roles these days. I think it’s great, but we should have our own productions. I don’t like it when it’s like a spin-off. I don’t want to watch ‘Jamie Bond,’ you know? I want to see a new, strong heroine,” she said in an interview.
Ortega won’t have to worry about a gender change in the James Bond franchise. Longtime series producer Barbara Broccoli has always said that 007 would remain a man. The new actor will replace Daniel Craig, who last appeared as Bond in the 2021 film.
“I think (the next James Bond) will be a man because I don’t think a woman should play that role. (…) I believe in creating interesting characters for women, not just having women play the roles of men.“I don’t think there are enough great roles for women, and it’s really important to me that we make movies for them and about them,” Broccoli told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021.
Ana de Armas, who starred in “No Time to Die” (2021) alongside Craig, admitted in an interview with The Sun that she shares this opinion:
“There’s no need for Bond to be a woman. There shouldn’t be a need to steal someone’s character, you know, take it over. (…) I would like to see the female roles in the Bond films, even though Bond will still be a man, be brought to life in a different way. To have them be given a more significant role and recognition. I think that’s more interesting than just reversing things.”
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