Who will be the next James Bond after Daniel Craig? That discussion keepsTwitter, the British betting offices and us very busy. In addition to HenryCavill, a striking candidate also appears in the favorites lists: a FantasticBeasts star.
Daniel Craig already said na Spectre (2015) would rather slit his wriststhan do another James Bond film. Still, a big bag of money and the promiseknew that all loose ends are gone character arc tied together to convincehim to return as the iconic movie hero one more time.
Daniel Craig is ready
Precisely the fact that his films would have a dignified ending with No Timeto Die convinced the British. He would go through a deep physical valley onemore time in his fifties to close that chapter of his life.
We won’t give away any details, but the film’s ending makes that ending justthat: final. An end. Whether producer Barbara Broccoli comes with a reboot ornot, you should not expect Craig as Bond in the next film.
But then who? Because it is clear that the film franchise is not going tostop. It is not without reason that Amazon bought the iconic franchise formany millions.
James Bond ‘reinvented’ in first film after Daniel Craig
Bondproducers Barbara Broccoli (L) and Michael G. Wilson (Image: AFP PHOTO / LEONNEAL)
Requirements for the new James Bond
Broccoli hasn’t released much about her plans, besides saying that the newJames Bond “should be a man, because it’s simply not appropriate for a womanto step into this role. In addition, he must be British. So that says nothingabout color or orientation,” she told The Hollywood Reporter earlier thisyear.
All nice and nice, but who will be the new 007? Speculation about that issuehas been going on ever since Spectre came out the internet and British_bookmakers_ in process.
Bookmakers go wild
Betting shops allow anyone to bet money on who will succeed Daniel Craig asJames Bond. The resulting rankings of the top contenders for the role aretreated almost like sports scores in the British media. Important stuff.
There is a good chance that Broccoli will eventually go for an unknown actor.Despite this, names such as Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba and Henry Cavill havelong topped the favorites lists of bookmakers.
Since then, Elba has already unsubscribed, and Hiddleston is probably too oldfor the part. The producers behind the long-running franchise are probablylooking for a young talent, someone with whom you can really go for years.
Someone viewers only associate with James Bond, rather than a familiar face.Can you already picture Cavill? Then you immediately think of Superman or TheWitcher.
Who are the favorites now?
Anyway, in the meantime it has been almost a week since we took stock at thebetting offices. However, that was about the average of twenty betting shops.
LadBrokes’ top 9 is slightly different. And here we focus on (read: we hopefor) the most striking new name in the list, the 32-year-old actor CallumTurner. He has shot up quite a bit in the list of contenders. A name thatprobably means little to you, but chances are you’ve already seen it inaction.
CallumTurner (right) as Theseus Scamander (Image: Warner Bros.)
Fantastic Beasts star
He plays in the Fantastic Beasts movies namely the brother of lead actorNewt, Theseus Scamandar. The best man was born in London and grew up inChelsea. For the producers behind James Bond, he is probably the perfectcombination of acting experience, skills and yet a face that is stillrelatively unknown.
The top 9 betting shops
Furthermore, the list of biggest contenders for the role still largelyconsists of the same names. We list them for you below:
- Henry Cavill (2/1) 2. Rege Jean Page (7/2) 3. Idris Elba (4/1) 4. Tom Hardy (5/1) 5. Chiwetel Ejiofor (13/2) 6. James Norton (10/1) 7. Aidan Turner (12/1) 8. Callum Turner (16/1) 9. Richard Madden (20/1)
no science
You already notice: what fans bet their money on is not necessarily what isactually realistic. Recently, Idris Elba already said he doesn’t see himselfas James Bond, and the Luther star is probably too old too.
Henry Cavill once had the chance to become James Bond, but it’s probably toolate for him too. Don’t take these rankings too seriously. It’s more of afascinating thermometer of what the general public is hoping for than ananalysis or Hollywood science.
Or can Cavill soon add another mega franchise to his resume? Who knows!