Washington DC, March 9 -- Amazon MGM Studios, which now holds the creative control of the James Bond franchise, has stated that the gender or nationality of the spy James Bond in the movies will not change in its upcoming instalments, reported Deadline.

Following the speculation of how the 007 character will evolve with Amazon, Deadline quoted the Daily Mail newspaper, stating that an internal memo was circulated at the studio stipulating that the "spy will not change gender or nationality".

The character of James Bond will remain a man and British (or the Commonwealth), according to UK media as stated by Deadline. The role of James Bond was played by Daniel Craig in its previous instalments such as 'Spectre', 'Skyfall', 'Casino Royale'...