CANNES, France, - Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught off-guard by the Cannes Film Festival's updated dress code and had to switch her outfit choice last minute, she told journalists on Tuesday.

“In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear,” Pike shared. “And I thought, ‘Well, no, I’ll be doing that if I get the part. I won’t be doing that now.’” Pike confirmed that she refused to strip in the audition.

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Hollywood icon Halle Berry doesn’t think the new James Bond should be a woman (Picture: MGM/Everett/REX/Shutterstock) Halle Berry has pushed back against the idea ...

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Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry, serving as a jury member at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, shared her thoughts on the festival's updated red carpet dress code and addressed the long-standing debate over a female James Bond.

Halle Berry shares her thoughts at Cannes 2025, answering if James Bond should be a woman and reflecting on her Jinx spinoff.