With industry speculation about the latest 007 vehicle, "Spectre," being the last round for Daniel Craig, it's a good time to rethink the whole James Bond persona. Does he have to be white? Does he have to wear those bespoke suits? Does he really need to have a British accent? Well, the accent might matter when some red-hot spy babe sidles up to him and asks his name: "Bond. James Bond" ... and, cue the swoon. On that note, does he have to be a guy?
Bond has always been more about pedigree than muscle. He's less interested in saving the world as he is about doing his duty to the Queen.
This Christmas, though, I'm dreaming about a Japanese "Bondo-san." The bar is sky high: He needs to wear a tuxedo like a second skin, get in fist fights with thugs on train cars and romance any potential "Bond girls" with a dance and a steamy shower scene. This immediately eliminates more than 90 percent of the domestic acting corp.