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.

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

“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.

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 ...

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.

Juliette Binoche, head of this year's Cannes Film Festival jury, said on Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose 100% tariffs on films made abroad, among his other policy decisions, was also about saving his reputation.

Halle Berry, who is serving as a jury member at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, revealed she had to change her red carpet outfit last minute due to new festival dress code rules.