When asked about a gay James Bond, Daniel Craig responds with a roll of his eyes.

Daniel Craig, the iconic "James Bond" star, humorously responded to a journalist's inquiry about the possibility of the legendary spy being portrayed as a homosexual.

At the Venice Film Festival press conference for "Queer," the "No Time to Die" actor responded with a roll of his eyes when asked if there could be a gay James Bond.

Craig dismissed the question with a smile, adding, "I mean, really."

""Let's be adults for a moment," said "Queer" director Luca Guadagnino."

"Thank you," Craig added.

In "No Time To Die," Craig completed his final film as James Bond in 2021. Now, he stars in Guadagnino's new movie about a drug-addicted gay man who falls in love with another man in Mexico during the 1950s.

The film "Queer," set to be released later this year, has already garnered attention due to its depiction of intimate love scenes between the 56-year-old actor and 30-year-old Drew Starkey, who portrays his bisexual lover in the movie.

Craig's exasperated response to the reporter was followed up by Guadagnino, who explained that the famous fictional spy's sexuality is not a concern to anyone.

The director stated that it is impossible for anyone to know James Bond's desires, as no one would ever know them, period. This statement was met with applause from the audience and Craig, who clapped in approval.

He does his missions properly, Guadagnino added.

Since the 1960s, the famous movie spy Bond has been depicted as a womanizer, despite the filmmaker's assertions that his desires remain unknown.

In "No Time to Die," Craig's final portrayal of 007 as Bond showed his romantic desires more closely, depicting his transformation from a scoundrel to a family man, who sacrificed his life to save his girlfriend and child.

There have been rumors that filmmakers were considering making Bond a female character or casting a person of color to play him, and Craig's exchange with the journalist at the Venice Film Festival is not the first time a change to Bond's identity has been suggested.

In 2020, Bond series producer Barbara Broccoli put to rest the notion that Bond could be a woman, but stated that he could be played by an actor of a different race.

Broccoli stated that the character can be of any color, but it is male. I believe we should create new characters for women, particularly strong female characters. I am not interested in having a woman play a male character. Instead, I think women are more interesting than that.

In a 2021 interview with Radio Times, Craig stated, "Why should a woman play James Bond when there should be a part just as good as James Bond, but for a woman?"

In 2023, a newly released Bond novel faced criticism for featuring an anti-trans, Trump-related villain.

In the story by Charlie Higson, 007 noticed that the villainous assembly lacked "diversity" or "disabled" representation.

"The book notes that Bond felt strange at a function full of men, as it had been a long time since he had attended such an event. Additionally, the book states that Aethelstan, the villain, did not care about ensuring diversity in his coup plot, hiring only men without regard for their gender, race, or disability."