James Bond is an iconic pop culture phenomenon. He is a character that everyone whishes to be. He has inspired many kids to become detectives. The character was created by Ian Fleming back in ’62 and the great Sean Connery was the first one to portray the character. He was the man who immortalized the line, “The name’s Bond, James Bond.” The legend played the part from 1962 to 1983. He was followed by David Nixen who is often looked at as the worst iteration of the character. He acted in one movie in 1967. George Lazenby took over after Nixen and played the part from 1968 to 1969. Roger Moore followed him and played the part from 1972 to 1985. The sixth iteration of the character was personified by Timothy Dalton who played it from 1986 to 1994.
Then came in another fan favorite i.e., Pierce Brosnan donned the cape of Bond from 1994 to 2004. Finally, in 2005 Daniel Craig took over the reigns and became James bond. Daniel Craig was Mr. Bond for over the course of 5 movies that includes Skyfall which is considered to be one of the best detective movies ever. It was directed by Sam Mendes. Unfortunately for fans Daniel Craig ended his tenure as James Bond with 2021’s No Time to Die. His time as James Bond lasted for 16 years. That left fans wondering who will take over the reigns after him? Well, we might’ve gotten an update.
Aaron Taylor Johnson Might Be The New James Bond!
Aaron Taylor Johnson is taking over the world, starting with playing Quicksilver in the MCU and then starring in the new Kraven the Hunter movie in Sony’s Venom verse, it looks like the Bullet Train actor might be adding another major role to his kitty as a recent report suggests that the actor has been cast as the new James Bond. After Daniel Craig’s exit as James Bond, it was clear that there would be someone new who would take over the role of Bond. Many world class actor’s had their names in the running.
The most popular ones include Idris Elba, John Boyega, Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, Rami Malek, Rege-Jean Page and many more. However, it looks like given the criteria of a young actor who would be able to play the character for at least over a decade, they’ve decided to go with Aaron Taylor Johnson who seems to be rising in ranks in Hollywood. A recent report from Puck New, revealed that Johnson met with the James Bond movies producer Barbara Broccoli about taking over the prestigious mantle.
Along with fitting the bill of what the team wants, especially being only 32 years old, sources noted that his meeting with Broccoli went well. This makes sense in context to another rumor that we got in December 2022 where Johnson wasn’t just the top choice for Bond’s role but was almost confirmed as the producers were planning to mini-trailer featuring him would be released in March or April to announce his casting. It has to be noted that this update too falls under the category of rumors as neither from Broccoli or Johnson’s office have confirmed this. We have to wait for the official announcement which may after all come in March. For now the role of James Bond remains open.
No Time to Die is available for streaming on multiple OTT platforms including but not limited to Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+
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