Helen Mirren has always been a fan of the actors who played 007, but not necessarily the James Bond franchise itself. The Oscar winner, who stars as former 007 Pierce Brosnan’s wife in their new series MobLand, was recently asked by The Standard for her thoughts on Amazon MGM Studios taking over creative control of the film franchise.

Dame Helen Mirren has expressed her dissatisfaction with the portrayal of women in the James Bond film series, stating that it was "born out of profound sexism." Helen Mirren, however, shared her admiration for the various actors who have portrayed the iconic role over the years,

Helen Mirren will soon reunite with former co-star Pierce Brosnan in Guy Ritchie’s MobLand, and though she’s a “huge fan of Pierce Brosnan, I mean massive fan,” she deemed the James Bond franchise in which he appears decidedly “not [her] thing” due to its portrayal of women.