Speaking with British Vogue<\/a>, Colman revealed her long-held ambition to play M, the character played by the likes of Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes.<\/p>\n When the interviewer likened her to a young Judi Dench, she said: \u201cWhat! I\u2019ve never heard that. Oh, I love that! Well, I\u2019ve got short hair.\u201d<\/p>\n The interviewer then suggested she could appear in Bond, as Dench did, to which she said: \u201cOh, my God! The amount of time I have wanted to be M. I\u2019m not sure who I need to call\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Colman then said she met Barbara Broccoli once, and that she \u201cwanted to go, \u2018Can I be M?’\u201d, but added that she \u201cmust try to be cooler about it\u201d.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Colman got a taste of franchise-based spy action in this year\u2019s Marvel series Secret Invasion<\/a>, in which she played Sonya Falsworth.<\/p>\n It was one of three TV appearances for the star this year, as she also played Miss Havisham in Great Expectations<\/a> and made a cameo appearance in The Bear<\/a>.<\/p>\n One actor we know appears unlikely to be featuring as M in the next Bond film, despite reports earlier this year, is Daisy May Cooper<\/a>.<\/p> Cooper, star of This Country and Am I Being Unreasonable?<\/a>, was reported to be in line for the role of M by The Sun<\/a>, but, in a winner\u2019s speech read out for her at an awards ceremony, she said: \u201cI can\u2019t be there because I\u2019m filming Bond\u2026 jokes, the only M I\u2019ll ever be is mental.\u201d<\/p> ![\"Olivia](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/6afbadf27930a664fb23e2f720824bc54096x2730d5643ddb-ae5e20b.jpeg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Olivia")
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