{"id":234007,"date":"2026-04-12T02:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sydney-sweeneys-housmaid-director-thinks-shed-be-a-great-james-bond-let-her-be-the-super-spy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T02:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T02:21:44","slug":"sydney-sweeneys-housmaid-director-thinks-shed-be-a-great-james-bond-let-her-be-the-super-spy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sydney-sweeneys-housmaid-director-thinks-shed-be-a-great-james-bond-let-her-be-the-super-spy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney\u2019s \u2018Housmaid\u2019 Director Thinks She\u2019d Be a Great James Bond: \u2018Let Her Be the Super-Spy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p>At least one big director can see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sydney-sweeney\/\" title=\"Sydney Sweeney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sydney Sweeney<\/strong><\/a> taking over as <strong>James Bond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Feig<\/strong>, who directed her in <em>The Housemaid<\/em>, was asked about the <em>Euphoria<\/em> star potentially becoming a Bond girl and he said he\u2019d rather her \u201cbe the next Bond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been some cool Bond girls, but come on, let her be the super-spy, she\u2019s great,\u201d the filmmaker told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/38733650\/sydney-sweeney-james-bond-backed\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/38733650\/sydney-sweeney-james-bond-backed\/&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2195784\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also said that <strong>Sydney<\/strong>, 28, is \u201cone of the hardest-working people\u201d he knows, praising her as \u201cso professional, so smart,\u201d and \u201cso savvy,\u201d all of which would make her \u201ca good spy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In October 2025, <strong>Sydney<\/strong> attended the wedding of <strong>Jeff Bezos<\/strong> and <strong>Lauren Sanchez<\/strong>, leading people to believe she could be in talks for a Bond girl part since <strong>Bezos<\/strong> is the Amazon CEO and Amazon MGM Studios acquired the rights to the <em>Bond<\/em> franchise.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/10\/27\/sydney-sweeney-takes-17-second-pause-while-responding-to-bond-girl-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she said she thinks<\/a> she\u2019d \u201chave more fun as James Bond.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s unclear whether or not a Bond role is in the cards for <strong>Sydney<\/strong>, she is going to return for <em>The Housemaid<\/em> sequel titled <em>The Housemaid\u2019s Secret<\/em>, based on the second book in the trilogy by <strong>Freida McFadden<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/23\/kirsten-dunst-joins-the-housemaid-2-opposite-sydney-sweeney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kirsten Dunst<\/strong> recently joined the sequel film\u2019s cast<\/a>, with <strong>Paul<\/strong> returning to direct.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/11\/sydney-sweeneys-housmaid-director-thinks-shed-be-a-great-james-bond-let-her-be-the-super-spy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least one big director can see Sydney Sweeney taking over as James Bond. 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