Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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Since Daniel Craig’s closing outing as James Bond in “No Time to Die”, many actors have been touted as the following 007. The newest – and reportedly almost certainly – is 33-year-old Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
The British actor is “taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally provided the job”, stated The Solar. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it. The formal provide is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again,” an insider advised the paper.
This appeared to corroborate studies that Taylor-Johnson “floored Barbara Broccoli with an unbelievable display check in Slough two years in the past”, stated Annabel Nugent in The Impartial.
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‘Burly machismo and suave Britishness’
Born in Excessive Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Taylor-Johnson made his first skilled stage look in “Macbeth” aged six. As a teen he appeared in a number of movies, together with comedy drama “Angus, Thongs and Good Snogging”. His breakthrough function got here in 2009 when he performed John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy”.
“If toughness is the benchmark of an awesome Bond,” stated Nugent, “nicely, Johnson might take that bench and fling it into the ocean with out breaking a sweat.”
He demonstrated his action-hero credentials because the lead in “Kick-Ass”, and as Quicksilver in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”. He has additionally simply completed the Marvel superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter”, during which he performs the title function of the Spider-Man foe.
Bond can also be famously dapper, and in that regard “Taylor-Johnson, an avatar of burly machismo and suave Britishness, would make a superb 007”, stated Nugent. Having risen to fame “taking part in soft-spoken, shaggy-haired boys”, it is perhaps laborious to think about him “sipping a dry martini with out spitting it up and ordering a Jägerbomb as an alternative”, she added. “However folks change; they develop up.”
And may he carry off a tux? “Fairly frankly – sure,” stated Bethany Minelle on Sky Information, as he “was named certainly one of GQ’s 50 best-dressed British males in 2015”.
‘An incredible praise’
Requested final week whether or not he was going to “step into Bond’s sneakers”, stated The Solar, the actor replied: “I discover it charming and great that folks see me in that function. I take it as an awesome praise.”
When Christina Newland at Rolling Stone requested once more, she stated she was “greeted with a predictable poker face” and advised that he “can solely actually discuss concerning the issues I’ll present and inform”.
“Figuring out who will play the world’s favorite spy is now presumably extra thrilling than no matter fantastically shot but ever so barely disappointing journey he finally ends up filming,” stated Dominic Maxwell in The Instances.
Cillian Murphy was the frontrunner till just lately. However “nonetheless sculpted his cheekbones, nonetheless nice an actor he’s”, he turns 48 in Might, stated the paper. And “like Idris Elba earlier than him, now 51, he is absolutely too senior for the potential Bond membership now”.
The “scorching-hot alternative” when “Bridgerton” launched was 35-year-old Regé-Jean Web page, however his “star has waned barely”.
Debbie McWilliams, the “legendary casting director” who introduced Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton to the function, advised The Telegraph she thought Taylor-Johnson was an unlikely successor. “Within the 40-odd years I’ve labored on Bond, I’ve by no means learn any predictions which have been true,” she stated. “Not one.”
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