SCREEN star Sydney Sweeney is backed for the next 007 film — not as a Bond girl, but a girl Bond.
Hollywood director Paul Feig believes she would be perfect as the British spy.
Asked about a glamour role for her in the next movie, he insisted: “I’d rather Sydney be the next Bond.
“There have been some cool Bond girls, but come on, let her be the super-spy, she’s great.”
Paul, who was behind the camera for Sydney’s latest hit The Housemaid, added: “She’s one of the hardest-working people I know, so professional, so smart, so savvy. I think she’d be a good spy.”
American Sydney, 28 — who posted a selfie in an ivory dress on Instagram at the weekend — last year told of her interest in Bond after the franchise was bought by Amazon MGM.
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She said: “I’ve always been a huge fan and I’m excited and curious to see what they do with it.”
When asked if she fancied playing a Bond girl, Sydney said: “Depends on the script.
“I think I’d have more fun as James Bond.”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Jack O’Connell have all been linked to the Bond role.
Daniel Craig quit after 2021’s No Time to Die.
Dune’s Denis Villeneuve will direct the next 007 film, written by Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight.