Leak reportedly confirms next Bond will be a man, as actor says it was ‘right decision’ to pass franchise to Amazon

The next James Bond should be British, Pierce Brosnan has said, as a leaked memo reportedly confirmed the character will remain a man.

The Irish actor, who played the spy from 1995 to 2002, also said it was the “right decision” for creative control of the franchise to be handed to Amazon-MGM, in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph.