As Amazon MGM readies a new reboot of the James Bond franchise, Helen Mirren admits that she “never liked” the British spy series because of “the way women were” presented in it.

Helen Mirren thinks there should be more movies about real women who have operated as Secret Service agents, instead of adding a female James Bond to that particular cinematic universe.

There’s a reason Helen Mirren has never popped up in a James Bond film: She has boldly declared that she’s not a fan of the hugely successful spy franchise. Mirren, 79, doesn’t believe the ...