Rachel Weisz has expressed that she doesn't think a woman should be cast in the role of James Bond and that the emphasis should be on creating new stories revolving around women.

Following the release of latest Bond film Spectre, a question mark surrounded whether Daniel Craig - Weisz's husband - would return to the role of the spy in a future outing as many deemed it time for the reins to be handed to a female actor.

Weisz spoke out against this idea in an interview with The Telegraph stressing the importance of creating roles specifically for women instead.

“[Fleming] devoted an awful lot of time to writing this particular character, who is particularly male and relates in a particular way to women,“ she said. "Why not create your own story rather than jumping on to the shoulders and being compared to all those other male predecessors? Women are really fascinating and interesting and should get their own stories.”

Craig is confirmed to return for one more Bond adventure despite the departure of Skyfall and Spectre director Sam Mendes. Filmmakers reportedly in the running to take over include Dunkirk Oscar-nominee Christopher Nolan, David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and Yann Demange ('71).

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Despite no official confirmation, Christoph Waltz and Dave Bautista are both expected to return as villains while Naomie Harris (Miss Moneypenny), Ben Whishaw (Q) and Rory Kinnear are all set to return while producer Barbara Broccoli is said to be “determined” to bring back Adele to record another Bond theme following her Oscar-winning lead track for Skyfall.

Reports suggest that Bond could be headed to Croatia for a film - expected to be released November 2019 - based on the 2001 novel Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson, the author behind Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day.

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Weisz currently stars in biographical drama The Mercy alongside Colin Firth which is one of the last films to be scored by the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.