--- title: James Bond: Gillian Anderson Wants to Be British Spy description: Gillian Anderson has made it no secret that she would like to be the next James Bond — Jane Bond, that is — taking to Twitter to let us know. canonical: https://time.com/4346230/female-james-bond-gillian-anderson/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-24T14:44:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:39.981Z og:title: The Internet Wants Gillian Anderson to Be the First Female James Bond og:description: It's Bond. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=a7539ce9-1a63-423e-8918-5e12061231f8&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1)  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 24, 2016 2:44 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 24, 2016 2:44 PM UTC While the world has been debating the merits of [possible Bond candidates](http://time.com/4093377/james-bond-spectre-2/) [Idris Elba](http://time.com/4102108/james-bond-poll-results/) and [Tom Hiddleston](http://time.com/4268895/could-tom-hiddleston-be-the-next-james-bond/), another star has expressed a desire to be the [next 007](http://time.com/4079504/james-bond-facts-trivia/) — [Gillian Anderson](http://time.com/4153871/gillian-anderson-questions/). The _X-Files_ actress tweeted a mock-up poster of herself as the [iconic British spy](http://time.com/james-bond-spectre-007-deadliest/), emblazoned with the 007 logo and the date November 2017, as well as a caption that reads, “It’s Bond. Jane Bond.” and the hashtag, #NextBond. > [](https://twitter.com/GillianA/status/734145694055976960) Fans jumped on the idea, voicing their support on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/Leslie%5FBelivet/status/734247803342467072) > [](https://twitter.com/scullykdana/status/734013975516618752) > [](https://twitter.com/galpals%5F/status/734416633947623424) > [](https://twitter.com/allwalshedout/status/733573575781711872) > [](https://twitter.com/bensonscully/status/734167846184439808) Rumor has it that current Bond protagonist [Daniel Craig is leaving the Bond franchise](http://time.com/4096786/james-bond-spectre/). During the [press tour](http://time.com/4065408/daniel-craig-james-bond-slash-wrists/) for _Spectre_, the actor said he would rather “slit his wrists” than suit up again as the suave super-spy. Besides Elba and Hiddleston, _Billions_ actor Damian Lewis has also been [mentioned](http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Damian-Lewis-James-Bond-Here-Latest-85177.html) as a possible replacement. And in a [recent interview](http://motto.time.com/4345377/priyanka-chopra-next-bond/), _Quantico_ star Priyanka Chopra said she’d much rather play 007 than a Bond girl. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4346230/female-james-bond-gillian-anderson/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4346230/female-james-bond-gillian-anderson/"},"headline":"The Internet Really Wants Gillian Anderson to Be the First Female James Bond","datePublished":"2016-05-24T14:44:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:39.981Z","description":"It's Bond. 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