Aaron Taylor-Johnson: Speculation over ‘next James Bond’ left shaken and stirred by tabloid’s claim

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Rumors surrounding the next James Bond had been shaken and stirred after the British tabloid “The Photo voltaic” revealed a story saying 33-year-old British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson had been offered the place of 007.

The Photo voltaic reported, citing an unnamed provide, that “Bond is Aaron’s job, must he wish to accept it. The formal provide is on the desk, and so they’re able to hearken to once more.”

CNN has reached out to Eon Productions and Taylor-Johnson’s group for comment.

The Taylor-Johnson rumors come after years of speculation on who will take the enduring place after Daniel Craig’s remaining run as Bond in 2021’s “No Time to Die.”

A provide with info of the state of affairs tells CNN that Johnson has not been cast as Bond.

And, BBC Info experiences {{that a}} “manufacturing insider” talked about there isn’t a such factor as a truth to the rumors about Taylor-Johnson’s casting.

Taylor-Johnson, 33, first broke via as a mainstream actor after his place throughout the 2008 teen comedy “Angus, Thongs and the Glorious Snogging,” in accordance with IMDB. He achieved even higher success after his breakthrough in 2010’s “Kickass.”

In 2017, he gained a Golden Globe for Biggest Supporting Actor for his place in “Nocturnal Animals,” a 2016 neo-noir directed by clothier Tom Ford.

Completely different actors who’ve been floated for the place embody British actor Henry Cavill and Irish actor and updated Oscar for Biggest Actor winner Cillian Murphy.

Murphy even not too way back was given a thumbs up by former Bond, Pierce Brosnan. “Cillian would do a powerful job as James Bond on His Majesty’s Secret Service,” Brosnan knowledgeable the BBC.

There has moreover been speculation for years that Idris Elba was a contender to be the first black James Bond, with the actor saying he felt “great complimented” by the options.

He talked about he was flattered, nevertheless acknowledged some weren’t fully pleased he was being thought-about.

“Individuals who weren’t fully pleased regarding the idea made the whole factor disgusting and off-putting because of it grew to develop into about race,” Elba talked about on the “Smartless” Podcast in 2023. “It grew to develop into about nonsense dude, and I acquired the brunt of it.”

It’s unclear when an official announcement shall be made or when manufacturing of the next chapter throughout the storied sixty-plus-year franchise will begin.

Last 12 months, James Bond film producer Michael G. Wilson, of Eon Productions knowledgeable Deadline, “There’ll on a regular basis be a Bond.”