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.

Halle Berry won’t return to the James Bond franchise, even if asked to play the man himself. The Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a press conference featuring this year’s jury, which includes the Oscar-winning actress and former Bond girl herself.

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."

CANNES, France, - Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught off-guard by the Cannes Film Festival's updated dress code and had to switch her outfit choice last minute, she told journalists on Tuesday.

Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry, serving as a jury member at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, shared her thoughts on the festival's updated red carpet dress code and addressed the long-standing debate over a female James Bond.

Just days after saying she wouldn't break the new Cannes Film Festival dress code, Halle Berry walked the red carpet for the premiere of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning...wearing a big, voluminous dress with a train—two things explicitly forbidden according to the new rules.