Halle Berry, you're hired.

What were the producers of the "James Bond 20" movie thinking when they cast Halle Berry without even making her audition?

A. They loved her work in "Monster's Ball," which might land her an Oscar nomination.

B. They loved her work on the lounge chair in "Swordfish" even more.

C. Pierce Brosnan said he wanted a co-star who would be "Berry Berry good to me."

D. Berry has often dissed ex-husband David Justice, and they felt that would appeal to Yankee haters, a potentially huge audience.

E. She agreed to waive her usual $500,000 fee for going topless, as long as the producers promised not to give her character a really embarrassing name.

F. Hallie Kate Eisenberg and Barry Bostwick turned them down.