Who will play the subsequent James Bond? It’s now been properly over a yr since Daniel Craig’s swansong in No Time To Die, and the casting rumors for the subsequent 007 are bonkers.
Traditionally, Craig’s tenure as Bond was considerably unprecedented insofar as he’s been embedded into the general public consciousness as James Bond for a decade-and-a-half, with a considerably smaller output than at the very least two of his predecessors. Craig’s new Bond movies turned cultural occasions insofar as they have been anticipated as a lot as they have been truly watched. So, who the hell goes to interchange him? Bond boss Barbara Broccoli has gone on file that the character of James Bond will all the time be a person. However what’s going to that man appear like? Will or not it’s an actor we’ve already heard of? Listed below are our wild predictions, ranked from least prone to most certainly.
10. Richard Madden
After his flip within the Marvel epic Eternals, 36-year-old Richard Madden has instantly jumped onto many lists of oddsmakers. Though the betting odds of who will play an actor in a giant film franchise don’t all the time replicate actuality, on this case, this makes a certain quantity of sense. Madden seems the half, he’s Scottish (like Sean Connery!) and is type of the proper age: Not too younger to be a convincing Bond, however not too younger that he can’t do a number of motion pictures earlier than retiring.
9. Idris Elba
For years followers and pundits have questioned if the mega-popular actor Idris Elba would take up the mantle of 007. Elba has gone on file many occasions saying that it’s not going to occur. However lately, sure tabloids have advised he’s going to be in a James Bond film — however not as Bond. As a substitute, the rumor (and it’s only a rumor) is that Elba would play the villain. This can be a path Elba has gone down earlier than, enjoying the villain in Star Trek Past (2016) and within the Quick and Livid spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw.
So, will it occur once more with Bond? Though Elba could be nice in a Bond film — enjoying 007 or not — the entire thing feels not possible at this level. There have simply been too many denials over time and having Elba present up as a baddie after the general public wished him as Bond seems like slap within the face. If we’re incorrect, we’re incorrect, however Elba as Bond feels prefer it most likely gained’t occur.
8. Matt Smith
Okay, so, Matt Smith isn’t technically on any of the lists — besides ours! When you’re acquainted with the actor — who simply killed it in Final Night time In Soho — you recognize he has a sure hazard to him and a sure goofiness. If the subsequent period of Bond went in a extra lighthearted director, Matt Smith might turn into the Roger Moore to Daniel Craig’s faux-Connery. In a great way. Plus, when Smith starred because the eleventh Physician in Physician Who, he proved he might rock a bow tie, one thing important for Bond. Bow ties. Are. Cool. And so is Matt Smith.
7. Tom Hardy
He’s been Bane. He’s been Venom. He’s even performed the youthful clone of Captain Picard. May Tom Hardy make a convincing James Bond, or can we affiliate him an excessive amount of with anti-heroes? Again in September 2020, an enormous rumor made the rounds that not solely was Hardy in competition to play Bond however that the deal was a lock. Since then, we haven’t heard a lot, but when there’s one actor on this checklist who feels very comparable to the rugged and harmful feeling of Daniel Craig, it’s most likely Tom Hardy. However will it occur? Is Tom Hardy 007’s reckoning? Some betting websites and oddsmakers are saying Hardy is within the high slot. It doesn’t imply something, however individuals are (actually) betting that Hardy might get it.
6. Regé-Jean Web page
The star of Bridgerton looks like an amazing decide to play Bond, and ever because it was introduced that he’s not doing a second season of the Netflix present that made him an enormous star, the web has been buzzing with the concept he could be the subsequent Bond. Nonetheless, Web page has particularly downplayed these rumors mentioning that when you turn into a tiny-bit well-known male actor in Brittian, instantly everyone seems to be speaking about Bond; “That’s pretty regular and I’m flattered to be within the class of Brits that individuals have observed. The idea of getting plans on this second in historical past is mildly hilarious. I’ve given up making them.”
5. Henry Cavill
Again earlier than Daniel Craig was solid as 007 for On line casino Royale, Henry Cavill auditioned for EON and was critically thought of. Sure, you most likely consider Cavill as Superman, (or The Witcher, or extra lately Sherlock Holmes) however in 2005 he was very near changing into Bond. Certain, he’s well-known for his faux-American accent, however Cavill is British. At 39 years outdated proper now, he’s type of the proper age to take over for Bond. And, if he acquired it, he’d be the second Bond to have performed Sherlock Holmes (Roger Moore performed Holmes in 1976), and absolutely the first who had additionally performed Superman.
The chances for Henry Cavill are additionally fairly darn good, too. Plus, now that he’s now not enjoying Superman or the Witcher, he’s free?
4. John Boyega
That’s proper. Finn from the Star Wars sequel trilogy is an actual contender for a brand new Bond for a number of causes. For one factor, his fame might truly imply that doing Bond might nearly scan as John Boyega doing that franchise as a favor. The Bond movies want Boyega, arguably greater than he wants them. The notion of a Black Bond has been floated for a protracted, very long time. Boyega was born in London, which means Bond is, in some methods, a pure match. That stated, Boyega is 30 years outdated, which might make him the identical age as George Lazenby. Although, as Esquire notes, even Boyega has admitted he’s nonetheless a “bit too younger” for the function. However is he actually?
3. Sam Heughan
Of all of the names on this checklist, Sam Heughan has been within the information a complete lot, discussing the potential for changing into the subsequent Bond. The star of Outlander has stated he doesn’t need to “jinx” his probabilities at changing into Bond, and most lately added that he didn’t assume Bond needs to be too “posh.” As Jamie on Outlander, Heaughan has already made an enormous title for himself as a TV main man. Notably, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan did the identical factor earlier than changing into Bond. Heaughan can be Scottish, and if solid as Bond, could be the primary Scottish Bond since Sean Connery.
2. Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Aaron Taylor-Johnson in 2022.
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In late 2022 and early 2023, probably the most talked about hypothetical new Bond is Aaron Taylor-Johnson. In all probability most well-known for his function as Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and each Kick-Ass motion pictures, Taylor-Johnson is a improbable actor. He’s so good, in actual fact, that he’s the type of actor you may’t consider was in all the flicks he’s truly been in. He most lately starred in Bullet Prepare and is about to be in The Fall Man with Ryan Gosling.
Regardless of doing a number of completely different accents in his motion pictures, Taylor-Johnson is English. Rumors say he’s even met with the Bond producers. So, who is aware of, he could have already got the job.
1. Somebody You’ve Barely Heard Of
An early publicity nonetheless of Daniel Craig as Bond
One thing we’ve all forgotten: When Daniel Craig was solid as James Bond, the preliminary response from followers and the press was not nice. When you have been a hip child who watched a random British thriller, then you definately knew he was superb in Layer Cake. When you’d gone to see the primary Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider movie, then you definately have been conscious he was in that film, however you most likely forgot as a result of he was enjoying second fiddle to freaking Angelina Jolie. The purpose is, Daniel Craig was not Daniel Craig in 2006. When he was solid, he was disparaged as “James Blond” since, apparently, some folks thought Bond needed to have actually darkish hair. It’s additionally notable that within the early press for On line casino Royale Daniel Craig’s haircut was completely completely different than the close-cropped look we’re used to. When he was the primary solid, for a lot of, he didn’t really feel like Bond but.
Clearly, from the primary second of On line casino Royale, all of that modified. James Bond doesn’t turn into James Bond till we see him on display screen. And whoever follows Daniel Craig will likely be precisely the identical, regardless in the event that they have been well-known for doing one thing aside from consuming very exact martinis.
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