“Everybody’s jaws dropped.”

Barbie director Greta Gerwig has revealed who she thinks should be the next James Bond, with the filmmaker suggesting a star from her own movie.

The identity of the next 007 is yet to be announced following the departure of Daniel Craig, but Gerwig has suggested that Kingsley Ben-Adir would be perfect for the role, with the director referencing the actor’s role as Basketball Ken in Barbie as a perfect audition.

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The scene in question saw Ben-Adir address the audience in a fourth-wall break, with Gerwig telling Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast: “Everybody’s jaws dropped.

I was like, ‘get this footage to whoever is making James Bond immediately.’”

Whilst there are rumours of a new casting in the 007 franchise, producer Barbara Broccoli recently revealed that they were no closer to finding the next Bond, saying: “It’s going to take a while for us to get – it’s a whole new reinvention. It’ll take some time.”

Broccoli, who produces the Bond films with half-brother, Michael G Wilson, had previously spoken about the trajectory of the franchise, saying there was a “big” road ahead in terms of reinvention.

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“Daniel [Craig] gave us the ability to mine the emotional life of the character… I think these movies reflect the time they are in,” she said.

“There’s a big, big road ahead reinventing it for the next chapter and we haven’t even begun with that.”

Whilst a 26th film is a while away, Bond fans can rejoice with a new spin-off film, 007: Road to a Million, a reality show which sees nine duos taking part in a series of espionage-themed challenges for a chance to win a £1 million cash prize.