Danny Boyle wants Jack O'Neill to play James Bond

Director Danny Boyle has backed "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" star Jack O'Neill as a potential new James Bond.

The search for a new 007 agent officially began in May, and since then, numerous actors have been linked to the role of Daniel Craig's successor, who said goodbye to the role in the 2021 film "No Time To Die."

According to reports, Tom Holland is ineligible for the role due to his Marvel contract, while Taron Egerton himself has said he is not interested in the role. Callum Turner dodged questions from reporters on the red carpet about his alleged involvement in the project, while Gary Oldman backed his Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden as the new 007.

Last week, James Bond author Charlie Higson said that Jacob Elordi was "too tall" for the role, while, in his opinion, Louden would also be an unconvincing choice.

"With Daniel Craig, you can believe he's capable of beating someone up. And you have to believe that with Bond," he explained.

Now Danny Boyle has said he wants Jack O'Neill to play Agent 007, after they worked together on the film "Ink."

"They should cast him as James Bond," Boyle said.

"I thought he should play Larry Lamb in 'Ink' because he's unusual. Even though he's playing a monster, you're still interested in him. He still intrigues you and doesn't repel you," he explained.

"I used to say it's like Al Pacino at the end of 'The Godfather Part II,' when he orders his brother killed, and you're still intrigued by Pacino as he sits there all alone," the director added.

Boyle also spoke about his rejected James Bond film, which was eventually replaced by Cary Joji Fukunaga's "No Time To Die."

"When they asked me to do a Bond film, we came up with a story with John Hodge, but they lost faith in it. It's a shame, because it could have been really good," he recalled.

Still, Boyle is excited about what Denis Villeneuve will bring to the franchise.

"Villeneuve is incredible. Did you see the beginning of 'Dune: Part Three,' which they showed before 'The Odyssey'? God, if I had directed 'The Odyssey,' I would have thought everyone would be disappointed with my film after that. But apparently, Chris Nolan has more confidence than I do," Boyle joked.

Amy Pascal, who is producing the new James Bond film for Amazon, said the new 007 agent will be cast by the end of the year.

"We're taking a very, very careful approach to it. I mean, it's hard to succeed Daniel Craig. And it has to be something really different, something that's exciting, intriguing and different," she said previously.