Thandie Newton is 50. Hardly sets things up for a credible ongoing franchise (and yes I know Roger was playing Bond into his early 80s, but things have moved on since then).
Anyway, Bond needs to be a bloke IMO. Call me a stegasaurus, but a female Bond is too much of a departure from what the...
I think Chris Hemsworth would be a good fit. He did a terrific James Hunt in Rush (and no, that wasn't a euphemism). Nailed the posh Brit accent.
He gets my doris leaking like a busted fridge.