Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan Weigh In on Who Should Be the Next James Bond originally appeared on Parade. “Bond. James Bond.” It’s one of cinema’s most iconic lines—and now two screen legends are weighing in on who should deliver it next.

The British actress spoke alongside her 'The Thursday Murder Club' co-star Pierce Brosnan — famed for his stint as 007 — who concurred: "I wish them well. I'm excited for the next man to come on the stage.

Helen Mirren made a case for why she doesn’t think a woman should play James Bond. “I’m such a feminist. But you can’t have a woman,” the actress, 80, said in a joint interview with her The Thursday Murder Club costar Pierce Brosnan for Saga Magazine published on Monday.