--- 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. title: The Internet Wants Gillian Anderson to Be the First Female James Bond image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet Really Wants Gillian Anderson to Be the First Female James Bond  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2016 2:44 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2016 2:44 PM CUT While the world has been debating the merits of [possible Bond candidates](http://time.com/4093377/james-bond-spectre-2/ "undefined") [Idris Elba](http://time.com/4102108/james-bond-poll-results/ "undefined") and [Tom Hiddleston](http://time.com/4268895/could-tom-hiddleston-be-the-next-james-bond/ "undefined"), another star has expressed a desire to be the [next 007](http://time.com/4079504/james-bond-facts-trivia/ "undefined") — [Gillian Anderson](http://time.com/4153871/gillian-anderson-questions/ "undefined"). The _X-Files_ actress tweeted a mock-up poster of herself as the [iconic British spy](http://time.com/james-bond-spectre-007-deadliest/ "undefined"), 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/ "undefined"). During the [press tour](http://time.com/4065408/daniel-craig-james-bond-slash-wrists/ "undefined") 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 "undefined") as a possible replacement. And in a [recent interview](http://motto.time.com/4345377/priyanka-chopra-next-bond/ "undefined"), _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. Jane Bond.","url":"https://time.com/4346230/female-james-bond-gillian-anderson/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","movies","James Bond"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4346230/female-james-bond-gillian-anderson/","name":"The Internet Really Wants Gillian Anderson to Be the First Female James Bond"}}]}] ```