Lashana Lynch joined the Bond family for "No Time to Die" in the role of Nomi. She had 00 status in the movie, which puts her quite close to full-time 007. Of stepping into 007's shoes, Lynch told British Vogue in April 2020, "Nomi represents one thing in this movie, but if she was going to represent more down the line, I would want to talk about the Black female experience to the high heavens, and I don't know if people are ready for that."
However, as much as we'd love to see a woman be the next Bond, let's not forget that at the end of "No Time to Die," she lost her 007 status, which does not put her in a good position to be Bond. Plus, producer Barbara Broccoli firmly told The Hollywood Reporter that Bond will never be a woman. "We should create roles for women, not just turn a man into a woman," she said.