by This Marvel actor finally expressed how he felt about the notion of dressing up as Agent 007. His name had been mentioned in discussions regarding who might be the next James Bond.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who portrayed Pietro Maximoff in Avengers: Age of Ultron, is just one of several actors that have maybe been linked to the role of the most well-known secret agent ever to appear on screen.
The Broccoli family, the guardians of the James Bond franchise, and MGM are on a mission to discover the next Bond after Daniel Craig’s portrayal of the character ended in No Time to Die.
Contrary to what some online discussions may claim, no information about the search has been made public. Nothing is official, but Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Boyega, and Regé-Jean Page are still candidates for the role that will launch their careers.
Regarding James Bond rumours, Aaron Taylor Johnson
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who starred in Kraven, finally spoke out following months of speculations linking him to the upcoming James Bond production.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Taylor-Johnson referred to the rumours as “flattering.” Despite all the rumours, he advised staying grounded and refusing to “[believe] the stuff people say about you:”
“It’s flattering. You can have something really positive [written about you], but you can also have something really negative that can circulate. You just want to stay in your lane, stay grounded, stay around the people that you love and love you back, and stay in that world. Because the moment you start believing the shit people say about you, you’ve lost your fucking mind. You’ve lost it.”
Taylor-Johnson was the undisputed front-runner for the position after meeting the Broccoli family, according to a story from last fall.
Regé-Jean Page, who plays Bond in the television series Bridgerton, responded to the possibility of him playing the role diplomatically. Page also remarked to Vanity Fair that “it’s terribly flattering” to merely participate in the discussion:
“It’s a conversation people are having, and it’s terribly flattering that they’re having it. I leave them to it.”
When asked if he would do it, Page noted “I [has] no idea.” He has “enough on [his] plate at the moment:”
“I have no idea. It’s not a thing that is fully occupying my thoughts. I’ve got enough on my plate at the moment. I worry about the work I have, not other people’s jobs.”
Who Will Play James Bond’s Replacement?
The subject of who will play James Bond next feels like it will be hard to answer at this time.
Taylor-Johnson is currently the overwhelming favourite, but the decision-makers have remained mum. Fans do, however, have their first indications as to when they might learn who will play the debonaire legend.
Supervisor of all things Bond Barbara Broccoli stated in June of last year (via TimeOut) that they were “working out where to go with him.”” There [wasn’t] a script”, and” filming is at least two years away,” she said at the time.
“Nobody’s in the running. We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through. There isn’t a script and we can’t come up with one until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film because, really, it’s a reinvention of Bond. We’re reinventing who he is and that takes time. I’d say that filming is at least two years away.”
The world will most certainly get its next James Bond by the end of 2023 since production might begin starting in 2019.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been identified as the character, with a hint that “a mini trailer” introducing him can be anticipated in “March/April 2023,” according to an insider (who has a flair for breaking this kind of stuff), even though nothing has been formally confirmed.
The 007 mantle is still up for grabs as it heads to Bond 26, so for the time being, all the fans can do is wait.
