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Jenna Ortega is calling for more female-led franchises instead of female-led spinoffs. During a recent video interview with MTV during the publicity tour for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," Ortega was asked if she would consider an offer from director Tim Burton to revive "Edward Scissorhands" as the gender-flipped Edith Scissorhands, but Ortega would rather just lead a franchise as an original character.

"I love that there are so many more female leads these days, I think it's so special. But we should have our own," Ortega said. "I don't like it when it's a spinoff — I don't want to see something like 'Jamie Bond.' You know what? I want to see another badass."

Ortega doesn’t have to worry about the James Bond franchise swapping genders, as longtime franchise producer Barbara Broccoli has always said that 007 will remain male. A new actor will replace Daniel Craig as Bond on the big screen, after the actor left after 2021’s “No Time to Die.”