That claim is further evidenced by the fact that Broccoli and EON Productions tried their hands at a franchise that could have been considered the proper female successor to the Bond legacy with Blake Lively’s The Rhythm Section.
However, part of Henry Golding’s forward-thinking statement can already be taken out of the equation, at least for the time being, as the future of 007 isn’t going to be female.
That’s not to say that we couldn’t finally see someone like Lashana Lynch’s Nomi or even Naomie Harris’ Moneypenny get a spin-off in universe; but one of the series’ bosses, producer Barbara Broccoli, has gone on record in the past that Bond himself will remain male.