United Kingdom, Feb. 25 -- 'James Bond' casting director Debbie McWilliams is stepping down from the franchise.

The film franchise has made global stars out of Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig over the course of the last 13 instalments in the 007 series, and Debbie was responsible for finding them all but she has now decided to "move on" to other projects.

In an email provided to ScreenDaily, she said: "I have now hung up my casting hat and have moved on to other film-related projects."

Debbie began working on the franchise in 1981 with 'For Your Eyes Only' and her latest project as the casting director for the series was 'No Time To Die' in 2021.

She has also worked on several other British films, including 'Monty Pyth...