The prospect of introducing Bond to a younger, Marvel-obsessed audience will be a tempting one, and the stans will put their full weight behind a casting campaign. It's a fresh angle to come at Bond servant of the crown, member of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George from. While even getting to audition to play 007 is an honor, theIsland At Warstar admitted that he felt ill-equipped at the time. He seemed excited by the thought. Current odds: 7/1. Elba has been the frequent name mentioned in the Bond race since 2014, when the Sony email hack revealed an email from Sony chairman Amy Pascal, saying, "Idris should be the next Bond." When . You'll need a history of hefty, critically respected film parts these days too. Hes probably been in the SAS or something. Hes probably been in the SAS or something.". Well have to see how he finds playing Batman. "A lot of people think, 'Oh yeah, itd be fun to do one,'" Broccoli said. James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has said the search for Daniel Craig's successor will begin next year. Ah, but, wait a minute she's not the next James Bond. At the time, everybodys mind turned to one thing: Bond. We like a bit of Will Poulter over here, and the 29-year-old is exactly the kind of left-field choice it's fun to slap on the table when the conversation comes up. A source told the Daily Star on Monday (08,08.22) Eon Productions want a "fresh faced" star given Craig filmed his farewell 'No Time To . Daniel Craig. "He [Bond] isnt some kid out of high school that you can bring in and start off," said Wilson. But we will point out he pulls off a double-breasted suit even better than Roger Moore. At 6'3, he'd be the tallest Bond yet too. And the rumour mill has had him . Craig, who took over as Bond from Pierce Brosnan in 2006, was 38 years old, and went on to appear in four 007 films in total. If suddenly staring very hard at something out of frame like a spaniel who's just caught scent of some fox poo two fields away is a key performance indicator for a Bond hopeful, then Bodyguard gave Madden ample opportunity to flaunt his suitability and pick up a Golden Globe while he was at it. This content is imported from {embed-name}. Up to now he's mostly done a mixture of think-y period pieces (Mr Malcolm's List, Mothering Sunday, The Halcyon) and slightly dystopian dramas (Silent Night, Tides) with one of the best British horrors of recent years thrown in too (His House, which he's pictured starring in above). Odds were cut and the idea quickly gathered momentum, to the point that Page had to comment on the speculation that he's on the shortlist. Will Aaron Taylor-Johnson be the next 007? Naomie Harris is in favour and no Bond ever got anywhere without Moneypenny on board but his age would seem to count against him. Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the latest star to see his name at the head of the betting after a flurry of interest from punters over the last two days, notes Alex Apati of UK bookmakers Ladbrokes. "I went in with a script and they were like: 'We might get you to read something from this scene' but they dont tell you what its from. He even missed out on a chance of a role in 300 because he was so focussed on getting the Bond gig. Taylor-Johnsons obviously staying schtum at the moment. Despite sounding like literally any boy you'd bump into in an All Bar One in Guildford, Garfield was born in Los Angeles and the hype/palaver/whatever around the first American Bond could be a very interesting angle. In 2005, the actor missed out on a Casino Royale role, given to Daniel Craig instead.. Performances in London and on Broadway in Angels in America cemented him as a Proper Actor as well as a very charming screen presence, and that's the kind of combo that's fairly rare to find in someone who's roughly the right age to become Bond. In the end, it didnt work out. He's heard about the Bond speculation though. It was a shame really.. We've been banging the drum for Lowden's suits for a while now, actually. Its hard to know what youre going to get from an actor when you ask them The Big Bond Question. Weve tried looking at younger people in the past, when we had a chat with him a couple of years back, It's crazy. But he can't for now, at least be a woman. One James Bond has handed in his Walter PPK, licence to kill and loyalty card at the MI6 staff caf, , and the process of replacing him is underway, not expected on our cinema screens until 2025 at the earliest, the film remains firmly in the pre-pre-production phase. Here we judge who could and should become the next James Bond. In an interview, Taron Egerton responded to rumours about possibly being involved with a new James Bond film and delivers bad news for fans who would have liked him for 007. He's got stage experience and Barbara Broccoli is a big stage patron but he's not done anything for about 15 years or so, and there's nothing like a cinematic calling card in his filmography to date. Idris Elba ain't gonna be Bond. . PA Media. #AnnounceNorton. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Suspend the betting right this instant. The actor said that its both exciting and something of a rite-of-passage for English actors to be rumored to take on 007, although nothing is set. And I feel it is beyond me at this juncture. If it proves successful, then sequels could end up taking over his schedule to the same extent that Bond would. Harvey Young's vote for the next James Bond goes to Riz Ahmed of Sound of Metal and Venom. He's just been nominated for his first Oscar at 27 years old for Aftersun, and he's about as yearned-for as any man under 30 on the planet. "That's fairly normal and I'm flattered to be in the category of Brits that people have noticed. "It's really hard, as whatever I say can become a story," he went on. And, perhaps as importantly, he seems like an actor in search of a real calling card role. But let's not hold it against him. He isnt some kid out of high school that you can bring in and start off. He's said as much in the past too: "I don't know what I would like to play," he admitted in a 2016 roundtable, "but I know what I'm afraid of playing: those big studio movies.". So, here we are at last. Though it seemed like the next James Bond search would take a while, an industry insider suggests the announcement could actually come in March. Phase three Pattinson would make for a very interesting 007 indeed. 2019 at 11:23am ET. Make a new, better spy series for women if you want, but James Bond is a dude. The man who defined the sad superhero movie with The Dark Knight could take Bond in an even more tortured direction, which would suit Pattinson perfectly, and Nolan's got form when it comes to working with actors on multiple projects. It was the dream of a young kid, and I dont think the Bond estate were particularly interested.". Sounds like a laugh. Naomie Harris is in favour and no Bond ever got anywhere without Moneypenny on board but his age would seem to count against him. One: Bond must be a guy. There's been no fresh interview with him where he laid out his yearning for Bond, no role announced that's basically a Bond audition by stealth. I need to know the odds first, 'cause I need a new kitchen." Will his relative lack of big-screen experience rule him out. Timothy Dalton, for instance, had only a handful of major movies to his name (like Flash Gordon) before he first tackled 007 while Daniel . Conversely, there are actors (Henry Cavill, Sam Heughan) who make no secret of how much they really, really want the role, and speak about it openly with reverence. Oh. Other actors on the list include . To kill some time before we find out for sure, though, we've got some guesses of differing degrees of wildness. 6. He knows his way around a suit too. Theres precedent for an Irish Bond in Pierce Brosnan, and of the mooted Irishmen who've been and gone in the running Cillian Murphy and Michael Fassbender being the others Turners the one with the best shot. As we write, the last drops of flob from the spitgate scandal have been wiped from Styles' angelic face he didn't goz on Chris Pine, gang, stand down and he's at the precipice of his acting career proper. Now Peaky Blinders is all over and done with, Cillian Murphy will be free to take on another time-consuming leading man role and ideally one with less demanding grooming demands. Hes probably been in the SAS or something. Definitely, he said. Unfortunately, time is rather against the 44-year-old, and with his toes still very much in the MCU and a potentially bigger role to come once Phase Four properly kicks off he might decide he could do without carrying a gigantic franchise on his back. Murphy's the lead in Christopher Nolan's next one, Oppenheimer, a biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, so he'll be busy with that for a while too. Think about it. Unfortunately he's the wrong side of 40, but he has the dish appeal, and he used to be bang into competitive fencing so would be exactly the guy to have around if Gustav Graves starts getting uppity again. "But trying to visualise it doesnt work. Glad you think Ive got a shot! The report came from Hollywood insider Ross King during a recent appearance . There's been an Irish Bond before, of course, but Pierce Brosnan was absolutely gagging for a mega-role for ages and made a few pseudo-Bond films along the way. Maybe. 1. By Jack King. Sound as he is, we're leaning towards a no for Evans. Cool, handsome and, at 32, young, Essiedu certainly ticks a lot of boxes. Scratch a bit deeper, though, and theres a darker edge to the one-time Downton Abbey actor. What Will James Bond's Next Car Be? James Norton. Hes long been in the conversation and has addressed rumours in the past with the same non-committal good humour that most in-demand actors do. You can try and tell us that starring as a young version of Liam Neeson in NBC's Taken TV series is a calling card. Boyle had seen him perform in the play A Number at the Old Vic a few days previously, and put him forward as a potential candidate. Is he a genuine contender? The tough but conflicted but fragile but dutiful thing is solid Bond training, and Madden's silence on the subject feels more like a 'something is about to happen' kind of silence than a 'nothing is about to happen' void. He's solid and he can sell a quip with the best of them, but there are a few roadblocks in the way. Previous to that, Pierce Brosnan was announced as the new Bond on June 7, 1994. The most common length of time between the announcement of a new James Bond actor and the release of their first movie is roughly one year. Then again, a conversation around the new Bond can hardly not involve Hardys name. Every profile of Dev Patel has to mention that we all remember him starting out as the lanky, awkward Anwar in Skins, so here that is. Perhaps better known to you as The White Lotus' finance bro Cameron Sullivan, the 38-year-old beefcake has shot to the top of some fans' lists for Craig's successor. You dont know which direction they want to take Bond in and so I like to say that everythings always on the table.". Barbara Broccoli has been clear that it's a role open only to Brits, perhaps still scarred by the Lazenby years. The star of Bridgerton seems like a great pick to play Bond, and ever since it was announced that he's not doing a second season of the Netflix show that made him a huge star, the internet has been buzzing with the idea that he might be the next Bond. But there's a reason why the British actor's currently one of the bookies' favorites to take over from Daniel Craig. Bookies have him at 11/2 for the Bond role. He's got form in both heavyweight dramas (Denial, '71, Small Axe) and big action-y British films (Dunkirk) and think-y period pieces (Mary Queen of Scots, War & Peace). I dont know do I look like I could play James Bond? he said, showing off his black Prada suit. Ah, the B word. OutlanderactorSam Heughan, 42, has been floated a possible replacement for Daniel Craig, especially because he actually auditioned to be Bond in 2006s Casino Royale. Isnt 007 supposed to handsome? I look pretty good in a suit. Hed make his own kind of history if he were to get the gig too Hoult would be the first former child actor to play Bond. Unless journalists know something more than I do.. What will reporters blindside Idris with next time he's on a red carpet? Read more: The secret history of James Bond. Reg-Jean Page, Bridgerton 's dashing Duke of Hastings; Henry Golding, who won hearts in Crazy Rich Asians; and Lashana Lynch, who took on the 007 code name in the latest blockbuster while Bond was in exile. Emerging from nowhere (and Nowhere Boy) to lead the field is Taylor-Johnson, who is said to have had a hugely impressive recent meeting with Barbara Broccoli. Aaron went for a screen test to be the next Bond in September and producers and Barbara loved him, they said. The Variety interview also gave us a couple of other pointers as to where Bond might go next, and who could fit the profile. Tom Hardy is favourite to be cast as the next James Bond. Similarly, Daniel Craig was announced as the next James Bond in October 2005, more than a year ahead of his first appearance in Casino Royale, which was released in November 2006. Bond 26 has a hard act to follow. Entertainment. And like Pierce Brosnan, he packs a tonne of charm under a self-contained exterior. One is Robert Pattinson someone who has been suggested many times before and the other is Paapa Essiedu, the award-winning actor from Michaela Coels I May Destroy You and Alex Garlands Men. Now then. Norton's the right age, the right level of hotness, and it'd certainly be an elevation. Would've been nice to see a return of Bond's martial arts skills, given Hardy's jiu-jitsu prowess. James Bond Producer Shares 007 Casting Update: 'It's Going to Take Some Time' to Replace Daniel Craig . "It's crazy. "The thing is, it's going to be a couple of years off. There isnt a script and we cant come up with one until we decide how were going to approach the next film because, really, its a reinvention of Bond. Its that time again. No, Clive Sittindown!" Ever since Daniel Craig announced that he would be turning in the tuxedo and putting down the martini glass, the race has been on to decide who will be chosen as the next James Bond. The British actor, who recently starred opposite Brad Pitt as a gun-toting hitman in action-thriller, has broody charisma and a balletic physicality as well as serious action chops, showcased in films from, Hot on his heels is the ex-Man of Steel, Henry Cavill. Sean Connery was next tallest at 6'2, while Daniel Craig was the shortest at 5'10. When fans started campaigning forThe Wireactor to take on the role in 2014, Idris tweeted that he was happy fans thought he was a good fit. And following the finale of Happy Valley, in which he was the near-Terminator-ish bad lad Tommy Lee Royce, he's reminded everyone of his virtues and is back in the mix again. One James Bond has handed in his Walter PPK, licence to kill and loyalty card at the MI6 staff caf, and the process of replacing him is underway. He has been married to Amelia Warner since April 27, 2013. The concept of having plans in this moment in history is mildly hilarious. Itd be nice to see a Scottish Bond again.". Euphoria's Nate Jacobs is one of the hottest young actors around and the other Aussie Bond has been through a bit of a critical renaissance over the last few years not least within the Bond universe itself, having been given his flowers about 50 years late in all the nods and references in No Time To Die. "It's incredible to have the opportunity . We're not saying that the foppish spy he played in Tenet is definitely a James Bond audition tape. Reg-Jean Page. But at 45, he doesnt seem to fit the profile Michael G Wilson has set out of a thirtysomething actor. The 39-year-old actor, known for his role in Man of Steel remains a leading contender for a role as the next James Bond. December 2, 2022. Who on earth will be the next James Bond? If anyone could show that Bond can move with the times and, if necessary, sit down the kind of baby-men who'd freak out at the idea of a Muslim Bond with a combo of grace and righteous force, he can. . Nortons turn in McMafia shoved him to the head of the pack for a couple of months, and hes certainly got the 'wearing of a suit' and 'waving of a gun' aspects of the role down. The Londoners recent conscious uncoupling from, and the DC universe and to lesser extent, his departure from Netflixs smash hit series. We talked to him in June 2022 about the time he auditioned for Bond, before Craig had got the nod. And really: who knows. At the beginning of April 2021 it was announced that British actor Reg-Jean Page would not be returning to Bridgerton, and social media did not react well to the news. If playing Elvis in Sofia Coppola's upcoming Priscilla does anything like what playing Elvis in Elvis did for Austin 'The Pelvis and also The Mad Accent' Butler, then he'll be a hotter property than ever soon. Hes a very different physical specimen to Daniel Craig, stringy and slightly elfin rather than butch and chunky, and that could be a bit of a draw to the Bond suits wholl likely be keen to draw a line between the post-Bourne Bond years and whatever the new one turns into. The Bond bosses tend to take each new incarnation in a different direction, after all so why not upwards? "James Bond Will Return." As with every 007 flick, No Time To Die ends with that familiar phrase, promising the return of the iconic secret . Well, alright then. They might well do. Friday 19 August 2022. Will that represent James Bond and James Kirk sharing a screen? George Lazenby was a car salesman turned chocolate advert mascot who bumped into Broccoli at the barbers. He helped turbo-charge, , despite having about seven words to say, and his suave spy in. "Craig's my favourite but Connery is the best," Bond superfan and actor Brandon McClelland said. James Bond 26: When will the next Bond movie be released? He's old enough now, but that witless contribution to the discussion about how #MeToo has changed dating a few years ago might bar him. With over a year sinceNo Time To Diehit theaters, there are lots of people speculating about who will take over the role, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 32, is reportedly one of the frontrunners. It's probably too early for him to be launching himself into the Bond machine, and to this point he's given every indication that the indie world is where his heart really lies. He just never wanted Craig to stop being Bond. Everyone likes Riz. Alberto E. Rodriguez. Sure enough, bookies have Cavill at 5/2 second favourite to put those reloadable arms into service for King and Country. "Yeah, Ive heard that and thats thats all Ive heard," he told We Got This Covered while on the promo rounds for the new Resident Evil film. Actually, that's not quite the truth. Norton, who won a British Academy Television Award in 2015's Happy Valley , is favored 7/4 for the role, according to a 2021 report . I feel capable enough to do it. Is he already part of the conversation at 007 HQ? Plus, Barbara Broccoli doesnt like Tom Hiddleston, hes a bit too smug and not tough enough to play James Bond, the source said. Tom Hardy is one of the bookies' favourites to take over from Craig. A relatively recent entrant into the Bond race, you'll most likely recognise Heughan from Outlander and possibly from a role in Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon's comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me as a very Bond-y secret agent. So he's probably thinking, 'Do I really want that thing?' Age: 39Odds: 20/1One-time Poldark saucepot Aidan Turner would be the second Irishman to play 007 if he landed the gig. Nothing much had changed by September 2022. Bit of a thing for young versions of fantasy characters, clearly. The case against? Check out 2014s terrific neon-tinged action-thriller The Guest if you have any doubts he could do all the nastier stuff Bond gets up to between saving his country and annoying M. Its not going to be Idris. I've given up making them.". Remember, Bonds already a veteran. Keep your eyes peeled for the next James Bond betting odds update, readers! Maybe that's what did for Clive Owen in the end. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I'd be like a really short James Bond." Whether they also have to be crazy enough, arrogant enough, confident enough, ambitious enough to walk out of the role after one film, call Bond a brute, grow a beard and declare that, "Peace that's the message now," and watch their attempt to elbow their way into the New Hollywood generation fall flat remains to be seen. Two new Batman movies announced by DC Studios and only one stars . He signed up to oversee Bond 25 in February 2018 with his long-time screenwriting partner John Hodge, but it didnt take long for the wheels to come off. But how does it feel to be even considered in that world? No Time To Die has been released, and Daniel Craig has been banged out of MI6. "Well, that aint gonna work.". The 31-year-old's also got that mix of sensuality and sinuousness (he used to play quarterback for Birmingham uni's team while he was studying there, so he can handle himself) which Bond demands, and he seems interested in parts which look at the empire and colonialism differently. Not that he can't smack bad lads around. suddenly leaves space on his schedule for the kind of heavy-lifting (and publicity duties) demanded by playing Ian Flemings legendary spy. Bond 25 Will Follow 'Casino Royale' Story Arc, 63% Of Americans Thinks Elba Should Be 007, Tom Parker Bowles: Somerset Maugham's Unsung Spy, Buy James Bond's 'No Time To Die' Sweater Now, The Cast & Director on What to Expect From Bond 25, Everything We Know About 'No Time To Die', The Case for Reg-Jean Page to Play James Bond, An Official James Bond Podcast Is Coming Very Soon, A Closer Look At Safin In 'No Time To Die', Golding Says Next Bond Is "Opportunity For Change", Who Will Actually Be the Next James Bond? "They need to really go with a reinvention of it in a different way". But my god: Paul Mescal is veeeeeery good. But trying to visualise it doesnt work. And as weve mentioned previously, its probably time to get a Short King in the role (Daniel Craig, at 5 foot 10, is the shortest to take on the role so far.). 6 min read. Theo James Bond? He helped turbo-charge Mad Max: Fury Road, despite having about seven words to say, and his suave spy in Inception was a stellar 007 audition. He's certainly got the kind of acting chops which Bond now demands recall 12 Years a Slave, and a string of Shakespeare and Chekhov productions at the National, Donmar and Royal Court theatres and could recentre the character with more of the froideur and stillness which Fleming first gave him. If Craig's Bond was a craggy, hard-boiled, careworn interpretation, there's no harder an about-turn than going to the internet's slightly taciturn but soft-centred boyfriend. He isnt some kid out of high school that you can bring in and start off. Hed never really been thought of as a contender before, which was strange when you think about it, as hes already proven his acting chops as Action Man in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Godzilla and Tenet, while simultaneously showing thespian range in movies like Anna Karenina, A Million Little Pieces, and his breakthrough smash in which he starred as a young John Lennon, Nowhere Boy. Very astute. Bit of a curveball, to be quite honest. If EON wanted to immediately convert an army of Bridgerton fans to the charms of the James Bond franchise, it would immediately cast one-time Ton heartthrob Reg-Jean Page.
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