James Bond will always be the centre of the franchise, but the Bond girl has long been just as essential to its success, a fixture that has helped define the series for decades. With Daniel Craig’s retirement from the role and the search for the next 007 still ongoing, attention has turned to the people around him.

As Denis Villeneuve prepares to take charge of the upcoming film, a very different suggestion for the Bond girl has entered the conversation, curtsy of Jordan Firstman.

The Bond girl has been one of the franchise’s most recognizable fixtures since the beginning, with names like Ursula Andress, Eva Green, and  Léa Seydoux becoming as iconic as the films themselves. The title carries a glamor of its own, and Margaret Qualley’s performance at the 2025 Oscars gave it a fresh shine. Against that backdrop, any suggestion to change the formula was always going to turn heads, and Jordan Firstman had the most head turning pitch.

"I want to be a Bond gay. Like, instead of the Bond girls, I think they should make them gay guys."

Being the all-rounder that he is, Firstman, while speaking to Variety, pitched both a unique idea and a role for himself in Denis Villeneuve's upcoming James Bond movie. Whether he had the chance to pitch the idea to Villeneuve who was also at the LACMA remains to be seen as the movie is yet to figure out its 'Bond' itself, let alone a gay or a girl.

While new pitches are coming in as the audiences debate who the next James Bond will be, nobody is heaving a heartier laugh than Denis Villeneuve.

First the speculation landed on Henry Cavill, then it moved to Idris Elba, then Nicholas Hoult, then Josh O’Connor, and now Robert Pattinson, with almost every capable actor in the business being linked to the James Bond role at some point. The guessing game shows no sign of slowing down, and Denis Villeneuve clearly knows it. Speaking at LACMA, the director chose to poke fun at the situation during his speech.

"The new James Bond is… and I will stop right now because Amy Pascal is about to have a heart attack. Thank you very much," Villeneuve said.

Whether the next 007 is Cavill, Elba, Hoult, O’Connor, Pattinson or someone nobody has named yet, the Bond girl tradition may be the next thing up for debate, and Firstman has made sure a “Bond gay” is already in the conversation.

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