According to The Mail on Sunday, the new Bond will remain male. A source said: “There have been so many erroneous rumours about the future of Bond. Amazon is committed to keeping the spirit of Bond alive and that means he has to be British or from the Commonwealth – and he has to be male.”

The memo also disclosed how Bezos feels about 007 and a major change that may occur alongside the reboot.

The insider added: “Jeff is a massive Bond fan and while he's excited to see how Amazon can take the franchise forward there are certain things which are sacrosanct. That's why the memo went out this week, to reassure everyone. But certain things are up for discussion, like whether the next Bond should be played by a man of colour.”

When she was in charge, Broccoli always maintained that they were open to a Bond actor of any colour; he just needed to be male.