Three favourites emerge in James Bond casting and it would not embrace Aaron Taylor-Johnson

A trio of favourites has apparently emerged within the race to grow to be the subsequent James Bond after it was introduced that Denis Villeneuve has joined the mission as director.

This will likely be Amazon’s first film within the James Bond franchise since gaining management of it earlier this yr, and there may be a lot to be executed earlier than filming may even begin.

The announcement of Villeneuve, director of critically acclaimed science fiction movies Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 and the Dune movies together with thrillers Sicario, Prisoners and Enemy, has been met with a lot encouragement from Bond followers.

To have such a effectively regarded director connected to the mission is a bonus since getting a man who makes good movies on board with Bond will increase the possibility that the subsequent 007 film will likely be good.

After all, there may be nonetheless a lot anticipation over who the subsequent Bond should be, and for a personality with such a big cultural influence there are many opinions over precisely who that should be and what it means for what 007 represents.

Who will likely be solid as Bond relies upon largely on what the studio needs from the subsequent iteration of the character, relying on what sort of Bond they need a few of the names talked about will both be too outdated or too younger to be an acceptable match.

For a very long time the bookies favorite has been Aaron Taylor-Johnson with earlier claims that he’d been ‘formally supplied’ the position being made, although the person himself has mentioned that, whereas the hyperlinks are ‘flattering’ and a ‘nice praise’, he hasn’t given any type of affirmation.

Nonetheless, Selection reports that there are three actors who’ve overtaken him as favourites for the position.

They declare that ‘insiders’ say that casting for the brand new Bond goes to be on the lookout for ‘a British actor underneath the age of 30, and named Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson because the favoured trio.

They’d all be round 30 by the point filming began on a brand new 007 flick, and whereas Elordi is Australian, that is apparently not a dealbreaker.

Bond has been performed by non-Brits earlier than, with Australian George Lazenby and Irishman Pierce Brosnan each portraying the spy, so maybe it is extra the character who should be British quite than the actor.

That being mentioned, the prospect of an American actor as the subsequent Bond remains to be sufficient to place one off one’s tea and crumpets.

Nonetheless, if these ‘insiders’ are to be believed, then it appears as if the remit is for a youthful chap to play the position, which could depend out common favourites resembling Taylor-Johnson and Henry Cavill.

It is nonetheless going to be some time earlier than we’re more likely to see this potential new film arrive in cinemas, getting a director is simply step one.

LADbible have contacted Amazon for remark.