Years of speculation about who could be the new James Bond could soon be put to an end, after the announcement that the role was offered to British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
British tabloid San reported that the actor is best known for two Kick-Ass film, Tenet, Bullet speed (Bullet train), as well as appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, officially offered the job of agent 007, which until now was in the hands of Daniel Craig.
Craig left the role in 2021, after five films in 16 years.
So far, 25 Bond films have been released, and the last one No Time To Die, was released in 2021.
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The BBC contacted Taylor-Johnson and the production company Eon Productions (Eon Productions), who works on James Bond films.
When asked about the rumors that he will be the next 007 agent, Taylor-Johnson was recently in favor Number stated that it is "charming and wonderful" that people see him in that role.
"I take that as a great compliment," he said.
A thirty-three-year-old actor, who is in a movie Nowhere Boy from 2009 played Beatles frontman John Lennon, is now the bookies' favorite to play Bond.
For a role in a thriller Nocturnal Animals) he won the Golden Globe in 2017, and he also played in the film adaptation Anna Kareninae from 2012, as well as in Godzilla from 2014.
Who else is in the running for Agent 007?
A whole series of actors, if the numerous speculations of recent years are to be believed.
Mark O'Connell, author of Bond Fan Memoirs (Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan), stated after Craig's departure that Agent 007 "isn't just a suit on the red carpet".
"He has to be a movie star, an ambassador for a series of films and cinemas, a media diplomat, a representative of British culture and the face of a billion-dollar franchise."
"He has to be instantly recognizable worldwide as James Bond, he has to look good and dominate the cinema screens."
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One of the favorites so far was Henry Cavill, known for his role as Superman and the series The Witcher, who stated in 2020 that he would "love to play Bond".
"It would be very, very exciting," he stated.
One of the candidates is 32-year-old Damson Idris, best known for the American crime drama White (Snowfall), as well as 38-year-old James Norton, who starred in the film Little women from 2019, as well as series McMafia i Happy Valley.
Speculations that he could be the new Bond, Norton called 2018 exactly that - "speculations", adding that he was honored by them.
Tom Hardy, Idris Elba and Chris Evans were also previously mentioned.
Elba (51) recently admitted that he may now be "too old" to take on the role, considering that if he were to be Bond as long as Craig, he would be 66 years old at the end of the role.
Producers for the role of agent 007 do not necessarily choose the biggest names.
After all, Daniel Craig was not in the foreground for her in 2002, after Pierce Brosnan's last Bond film.
Brosnan recently told the BBC that Cillian Murphy, the recent Oscar winner for the role of scientist Robert Oppenheimer in the film of the same name, would be a "magnificent 007".
Earlier, he also said that Rene-Jean Page, known for the series, would Bridgerton, was also a good Bond.
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