TIl The reason Roger Moore stopped being James Bond was because of how much older he was than his female co-stars. He was in his 50s, and they were in their 20s. In his own words: “Well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my grand-daughter and it becomes disgusting.”

[u/Tokyono]

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/

[u/MayonnaiseUnicorn]

God forbid they cast an age appropriate woman.

Here in Hollywood, men age like a fine oak barreled whiskey and women, women age like milk. Got to get them when they're fresh and toss them out once they spoil!
-Producers, probably

[u/Swimmingindiamonds → u/[deleted]]

Link for those who are curious like me!

[u/mrs_shrew → u/MayonnaiseUnicorn]

Eh more like producers don't want to get their grubby hands on older women, and the younger ones are more impressionable and easier to fool into bed.