As 2002 came to an end, Halle Berry was riding high.
Months before, she became the first woman of color to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her powerhouse performance in Monster’s Ball.
Her second appearance as Storm in X2: X-Men United was scheduled to debut the following May, and just ahead she’d be starring alongside Pierce Brosnan in his fourth outing as James Bond in Die Another Day.
It was a busy and prolific time for the 36-year-old actress, so much so that her turn as Giacinta “Jinx” Johnson in the 20th Bond adventure would soon be generating discussion over the idea of a spinoff film featuring her character.
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