52. "Care to explain how it's misogynist? " In response to In response to 51
Your response is kind of funny when coupled with your following post requiring someone good looking in the role. Since that's basically the entirety of the character: a man's man superspy.
Bond has pretty much been an icon for masculinity. It's a main part of his character. They toyed with it in these last ones by making his blunt instrument alpha male-ness an issue. Swapping genders for Bond would make as much impact IMO as changing Ripley or Sarah Connor into men. Changing Bond into a woman would be like changing Bourne into someone without amensia - you can do it but it's a completely different movie and really has very little to do with the franchise.
Usually, I do think you can switch genders and not make a huge difference (ala Ghostbusters) but, in some cases, the gender is a part of the character.