Priyanka Chopra, Bond Girl? She wants to be first female 007

Chopra also touched upon her desire to break into roles traditionally reserved for men.

Hollywood's newest darling Priyanka Chopra, is being touted as one of the candidates for the role of Bond girl, but in a first the 'Baywatch' actress broke away from the stereotype and instead said that she'd rather play James Bond .
"I get that all the time. But I wanna be Bond," said Chopra said when asked whether she would be playing a future Bond girl. Fans are already starting to throw their support behind a handful of actors, including Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba, to pick up where Daniel Craig left off.
But recently, the idea of giving the part to a woman has been catching steam on social media, according to Complex magazine.
However, the 33-year-old Indian actress is happy that she is getting a chance to play the villain before any Bond opportunities arise. She stars as villain Victoria Leeds in the upcoming 'Baywatch' film.
"I wanted to play a bad guy for a really long time. And I'm doing that in Baywatch, so I'm excited."

My new cover! Thank you @ComplexMag and @The_SummerMan for an awesome interview and shoot.#OwnItAll https://t.co/BuSh9DPoLN
- PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) May 23, 2016

The actress, producer and philanthropist is on the cover of Complex magazine's June/July 2016 issue.
"There are so many Indian actors who have crossed over, and have done a lot of work in the West, but they've always been made to speak like Apu (from The Simpsons)," she continued in her interview.

"Success is a journey, you have to be consistently successful to be called successful." - @priyankachopra https://t.co/TkHCKm5p3t
- Complex (@ComplexMag) May 24, 2016

"I want to be able to break the stereotype of what Indian people or people of South Asian descent are supposed to be. Nobody's supposed to be anything. You can be whoever you want. And I want young people to see that."

"I'm destiny's favorite child, other than Beyoncé." - @priyankachopra https://t.co/hqkHcTrKw7 pic.twitter.com/oEcxb9Jndg
- Complex (@ComplexMag) May 24, 2016

The X-Files star Gillian Anderson received an outpouring of support from Twitter users over the weekend, when a fan-made poster that features her image over the title 007 garnered over 14,000 likes.

It's Bond. Jane Bond.
Thanks for all the votes! (And sorry, don't know who made poster but I love it!) #NextBond pic.twitter.com/f8GC4ZuFgL
- Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) May 21, 2016