gender twist

gender twist
  a role traditionally played by a male or female that is switched and played by a member of the opposite sex; see also non-traditional casting
  Examples: Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson (originally a male role) in His Girl Friday (1940), Judi Dench as M in the Bond series

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