James Bond: This English actor is the favorite to succeed Daniel Craig

Posted on November 28, 2022 at 2:06 pm.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be the first choice replacement Daniel Craig In the role of James Bond.

A few weeks ago, during a secret audition organized at Pinewood Studios (where many parts of the saga were shot), the 32-year-old English actor, according to information from “The Sun”, greatly impressed Barbara Broccoli. Historical producer of movies centered around Agent 007.

“Aaron had a filmed test in September to become the next Bond and the producers and Barbara loved it. He is now one of the main candidates,” an anonymous source explained to the popular British newspaper.

Married to director Sam Taylor-Johnson, who directed her in the John Lennon biopic “Nowhere Boy” (2009), Aaron Taylor-Johnson has established himself in action films in recent years.

He notably starred in “Kick-Ass” (2010) and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015), as a military leader in “Tenet” (2020) and as a contract killer in “Bullet Train” (2022). A spy (well, well…) in “The King’s Man: First Mission” (2021).

A role for many litigants

Aaron Taylor-Johnson joins an already extensive list of potential contenders for the role of 007.

Since Daniel Craig’s exit, bookmakers have mentioned the names of Henry Cavill (“Superman”), Reggie Jean-Page (“The Bridgeton Chronicle”), Tom Hardy (“Inception”) and James Norton (“War and Peace”). , Jacob Elordi (“Euphoria”) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Twelve Years a Slave”) replaced him. But none of these actors seem to be coming out yet.

The only certainty: there will be no bond Starring Idris Elba. Long tipped to slip into the mantle of the famous secret agent, the star of the detective series “Luthor” recently announced that he had dropped the case after “years of discussions” in the making.

50-year-old Idris Elba probably wouldn’t have done the job anyway, because Saga producers Instead they are looking for an actor in his thirties to play the character.