Hopes had been excessive for Henry Cavill to be the subsequent James Bond however many had feared his commitments to taking part in Superman within the DC huge display screen universe and Geralt in The Witcher TV franchise could be the largest impediment. After which, shockingly, by the top of final 12 months, he now not held both position. He was additionally the runner-up to Daniel Craig within the Bond auditions the final tie round. Certainly this time the position was his. For a lot of 2022 UK bookies had Cavill because the clear favorite to take over as 007 within the newest Bond odds. However now a newcomer has burst into the race and smashed previous everybody.
In addition to public opinion and insider commentators, crucial individuals are the Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G Wilson. They’ve been very clear it’s not the time for a feminine Bond however that the actor will likely be British and all ethnicities are eligible. They’re additionally on the lookout for a contemporary new course, maybe away from the stoic and critical stylings of Craig.
Nevertheless, experiences have additionally revealed that the producers are searching for an actor below 40 who can carry the franchise for at the least a decade – and 39-year-old good-looking Henry will begin his personal subsequent decade in Could. Tom Hardy is already 45.
In the meantime, a former rank exterior has shot previous everybody, amid experiences that he has already screen-tested for the position.
Coral spokesman John Hill advised Categorical On-line: “Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the identify all people is backing to interchange Daniel Craig as the subsequent James Bond. He’s now odds-on for that position for the primary time since opened betting on this market a number of years in the past.”
The bookies has Taylor-Johnson at 4-5 odds, adopted by Comfortable Valley, Grantchester and McMafia star James Norton on 3-1.
After being out in entrance for thus lengthy, Cavill has slipped again to 7-2, whereas Hardy is languishing behind on 5-1.
The remainder of the record contains odds of 4-1 for Bridgerton’s Rege-Jean Web page, 6-1 for authentic overwhelming favorite Idris Elba, 13-2 for Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12-1 for Aidan Turner and 12-1 for Jamie Dornan.
Elba, whose new Luther sequel The Fallen Solar hit Netflix on the weekend, turns 51 this 12 months and has been more and more open about ruling himself out of the Bond race.
