I mean, oh my god.

And indeed Daniel Craig, who Ive met and know a little bit.

Again, a very lovely gracious person, she told theU.K.sThe Standardin a recent interview.

Former 007 Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren attend the ‘MobLand’ premiere

Former 007 Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren attend the ‘MobLand’ premiereGetty Images

I never liked James Bond.

I never liked the way women were in James Bond.

The whole concept of James Bond is drenched and born out of profound sexism, Mirren said.

Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in ‘The Thursday Murder Club’

Women have always been a major and incredibly important part of the Secret Service, they always have been.

If you hear about what women did in the French Resistance, theyre amazingly, unbelievably courageous.

So I would tell real stories about extraordinary women whove worked in that world.

Meanwhile, the rumor mill has run amok regarding who will take up the agents gun next.