Broccoli addressed the issue in general last week when she said: “James Bond is a male character. I hope that there will be many, many films made with women, for women, by women, about women. I don’t think we have to take a male character and have a woman portray him. So yes, I see him as male.”

However, countless posts and articles continue to discuss Lynch’s chances, as well as other strong female contenders like Suranne Jones.

Clearly, nobody is ready to give up on the idea of a female Bond. But it can never be Lashana Lynch.