Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton weighs in on gender-swapping 007, questioning the need to make James Bond a woman.
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Arterton, who played Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace, argues that a 'female James Bond' is akin to casting a man as Mary Poppins - it just doesn't fit.
The actress says that while she's all for more diverse representation in film, she believes the character of Bond is so ingrained in pop culture that changing the gender would be