The brand new star of the James Bond franchise will reportedly be a “contemporary face” and can be British.
Daniel Craig departed the movie collection with 2021’s No Time To Die and hypothesis has been rife ever since concerning the id of his 007 successor. Earlier this yr, Amazon took over inventive management of the franchise, with Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight having since been confirmed as director and author, respectively.
The choice over who will take the function has but to be made, however Deadline have reported that Villeneuve and the producers are looking for a “contemporary face” and can solely be selecting from British actors. Their desire is alleged to be to solid “an unknown” that’s in his late 20s or early 30s.
It was just lately reported that unknown actor Scott Rose-Marsh had examined for the function, whereas it has additionally been claimed that Harris Dickinson, Jacob Elordi and Tom Holland had been being eyed for the half by Amazon – with the latter just lately addressing the rumours by saying it’s “the head of working in our business”.
Kingsman actor Taron Egerton – who has additionally been a fan favorite for the function – has seemingly taken himself out of the operating: “I don’t assume I’m a good selection for it,” he mentioned. “I believe I’m too messy for that… so far as I’m conscious, no person’s asking me to do it. But in addition, it’s probably not fairly the factor that might make me happiest. I do assume it’s a giant outdated endeavor, it form of consumes your life, a task like that.”
Helen Mirren just lately mentioned that she believed Bond must be performed by a person. “I’m such a feminist, however James Bond must be a man,” she mentioned. “You possibly can’t have a girl. It simply doesn’t work. James Bond must be James Bond, in any other case it turns into one thing else.”
NME awarded No Time To Die 4 stars, writing: “For probably the most half although, and with a lot at stake due to COVID decimating cinema, No Time To Die producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson ought to be applauded for taking some daring dangers. The gobsmacking ending, actually, would be the greatest in Bond historical past. But when the credit lastly roll on Daniel Craig’s final hurrah, all these difficulties fade into the background. If we didn’t know higher, we’d say it even appeared like he loved himself.”
