British actressHelen Mirren admitted on Monday that the next actor who plays James Bond "has to be a guy," amid a debate over whether the iconic spy character should get a fresh look.In a conversationwith Saga Magazine discussing her new film where she portrays a retired spy, Mirrensaid that even though she is a feminist, theactor who plays Bond should remain a man.Asked by Saga whether her character in "The Thursday Murder Club" is a "better portrayal of it than in the world of 007,"Mirren said it is"more realistic. But not so much fun as Bond!""I'm such a feminist, but James Bond has to be a guy,"Mirren said. "You cant have a woman. It just doesn't work."CHARLIZE THERON CALLS OUT HOLLYWOOD FOR NOT TAKING 'RISK' ON FEMALE HERO ACTION FILMSJames Bonds new owner, Amazon MGM, isreportedly working on a "fresh, exotic new" Bond, and some fans are concerned about what that could mean.But even as a feminist,Mirren said she believes whoever plays the character cant be a woman."James Bond has to be James Bond, otherwise it becomes something else," she said.PAMELA ANDERSON SAYS WOMEN ARENT JUST THE WILD ANIMAL BETWEEN THE SHEETS AS SHE FIGHTS SEX SYMBOL STATUSMirrenhad previously said that she did not want a female James Bond because she "never liked" the character, and said it was "born out of profound sexism.""The whole series of James Bond, it was not my thing. It really wasn't," Mirren told The Standard in an article published in March, after being asked about Amazon MGM Studios getting creative control of the British spy film franchise."I never liked James Bond. I never liked the way women were in James Bond," she added.Some of the names being floated to be the new Bond includeIdris Elba, James Norton, Theo James, Callum Turner, Harris Dickinson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, although Elba has reportedly removed himself from consideration,according to GQ Magazine.