According to the latest rumors, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the big favorite to become the next James Bond. However, this information should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Will the new James Bond be known soon? Since the end of the Daniel Craig cycle in James Bond with No Time To Die in 2021, the question of his replacement has been on the minds of fans. While everyone has their own preference, it seems that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the big favorite to don the 007 costume.
The 33-year-old British actor would have passed filmed tests for the role and would have made a strong impression opposite Barbara Broccoli, according to information from the tabloid The Sun in December 2022. Since then, no more information has circulated on this subject... until Monday March 18, 2024. Today, the British media claims that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has received a “formal offer” to take over the role. The actor revealed in Kick-Ass and seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Bullet Train is also one of the favorites of the “bookmakers”.
But be careful, this information should be taken with a grain of salt, since the E News site denies the information by ensuring that the role has not "yet" been officially offered to the actor. For the moment, the announcement of the next incarnation of the future agent 007 has not yet been confirmed or made official.
The only certainty: the actor who will play 007 in the next James Bond film will be from the Commonwealth (this is the will of the production). Furthermore, Barbara Broccoli is looking for an actor who is ready to commit for around ten years. Other names have been mentioned for several years by the media, such as those of Taron Egerton, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill and even James Norton. Bets are, officially, still on.
James Bond is a fictional character invented by the writer Ian Fleming in 1953 with the novel Casino Royale. Nine years later, the adventures of this British spy with a license to kill were transposed to the cinema: James Bond 007 vs. Dr. No, the first film in the cinematographic saga, was released in 1962 and revealed Sean Connery in the title role. From 1962 to 2021, the adventures of the secret agent will be brought to the big screen in 26 films (including Never Again, which is not an official part of the franchise). The interpreter of the protagonist changed six times (in the cinematographic work at least), generally at the will of the actors who were coming to the end of their contract: after Sean Connery, James Bond was played by George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. The 007 film saga is considered one of the most important in the seventh art: in 2017, all films in the franchise grossed more than $7 billion, for a total of 4 billion spectators worldwide .
In the film saga, six actors have played James Bond to date: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Note also that Barry Nelson is the first actor to have played the British secret agent on television, in 1954, therefore before Sean Connery. However, it was Roger Moore who played 007 multiple times (7 times), followed by Sean Connery (six times in the "official" films), and Daniel Craig (five times). Below, we detail the different James Bond eras, which correspond to each actor who played the spy with a license to kill.
Streaming fans will be disappointed: not all James Bond films are available for streaming. However, it is possible to buy or rent the films on several VOD platforms.
