Lively agrees. While The Rhythm Section shares producers with the Bond films, Patrick’s character is unique.

“There’s a femininity, humanity to Stephanie,” Lively explains. “There’s emotionality. You see her emotions in a way that you don’t often in movies like this where a man is at the center.” For example, she says, “I’ve never seen a man in a car chase screaming the entire time because he’s terrified. And what’s honest about that?”

These women have a point.

While men have produced some iconic films about women, they can only ever portray female characters through a male lens. Maybe they make the character slightly more accommodating. Or, perhaps, they worry too much about making her seem more attractive or likeable.

So why would we want to rejig a male role for a woman? Why not give women their own role in all their flawless, fascinating complexity?

Women have played second best for too long, and now we want hand-me-down film characters?

No, thanks. You can keep him. We’ll make our own.

These women just pointed out why a female James Bond might not be a good idea after all