Is Aaron Taylor-Johnson the Frontrunner To Be Subsequent James Bond?

“Kick Ass” star Aaron Taylor-Johnson is seemingly the frontrunner to turn into the subsequent James Bond if a brand new report is to be believed.

The next comes from The Solar, so it it must be taken with fairly the grain of salt. Based on the report, Taylor-Johnson “impressed Bond franchise boss Barbara Broccoli in his trial at Pinewood Studios.”

“Aaron went for a display screen take a look at to be the subsequent Bond in September and producers and Barbara liked him,” an insider added. “He’s now one of many front-runners.”

2021’s No Time To Die marked the top of Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond, with Craig’s 007 assembly his demise. The shock ending introduced the newest Bond period to a fairly definitive conclusion. Now the hunt is on for a brand new Bond as producers put together to reimagine the franchise.

The following James Bond goes to be of their 30s

Johnson looks as if the proper match contemplating he’s solely 32 years previous and the producers are in search of somebody of their early 30s.

“We’ve tried taking a look at youthful individuals up to now. However making an attempt to visualise it doesn’t work,” James Bond Producer Michal G. Wilson just lately advised Deadline “Bear in mind, Bond’s already a veteran. He’s had some expertise. He’s an individual who has been via the wars, so to talk. He’s in all probability been within the SAS or one thing.”

Wilson added: “He isn’t some child out of highschool which you could usher in and begin off. That’s why it really works for a 30-something.”

One other clue got here from a current occasion in Los Angeles the place The Hollywood Reporter caught up with producer and James Bond Guardian Barbara Broccoli.

“After we get to some extent, like we at the moment are, now we have to consider the trajectory of the Bond movies and the storylines and the place we wish to take them,” Broccoli stated. “So, that’s actually the primary focus firstly. As soon as now we have a way of the place we wish to go, then we’ll begin fascinated with casting.”

Broccoli added: “We’re not simply casting somebody for one movie. We’re casting somebody hopefully for a decade, a minimum of. It’s a giant determination to make, and we’re nowhere close to making that call.”

Daniel Craig wowed Bond followers together with his extra grounded tackle 007 over his 15-year tenure within the function. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson actually have their work lower out for them of their seek for Craig’s alternative and it sounds just like the franchise’s new star must be in it for the lengthy haul.

Taylor-Johnson was most just lately seen in “Bullet Practice” reverse Brad Pitt and has Sony Marvel film Kraven the Hunter scheduled to be launched on Oct. 6, 2023.