British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson has reportedly been offered the role of James Bond for the next 007 movie.
Daniel Craig is hanging up his tux after playing the lead role in five Bond films, and according to reports, a formal offer has been made to Taylor-Johnson, and the job is his "should he wish to accept it."
The reports add that the 33-year-old will sign a contract in the coming days before an official announcement is made.
There has been much speculation around the identity of Craig's successor, with a number of big Irish names cropping up in the last year or two.
Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Paul Mescal have all been mooted for the role, with the latter two seemingly at a good age to take on a part that tends to keep actors busy for the best part of 15 years.
However, it seems that Taylor-Johnson has been top of the wishlist for some time, as he reportedly underwent a screen test back in 2022.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson to be the new James Bond
Transitioning into the role of Bond should be easy enough for Taylor-Johnson, as he has plenty of experience of the action genre.
The Buckinghamshire-born actor has previously starred in the likes of the Kick-Ass movies, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Godzilla and Tenet.
He has also had less physically-taxing roles, such as playing a younger version of Edward Norton's character in The Illusionist, while his breakthrough role came as John Lennon in 2009's Nowhere Boy.
Daniel Craig leaving his role as James Bond
Craig's last turn as 007 came in 2021's No Time to Die, which was the 25th edition of the franchise. Should Taylor-Johnson sign on the dotted line, we could see him playing Bond on the big screen some time in 2026.
However, hopes that recent Best Director Oscar-winner Christopher Nolan will take on the project look slim, as he recently said that there is no truth to rumours that he will be involved.
Had Nolan been persuaded, it's likely that Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy would have got the starring gig, given his previous successful collaborations with the director, most recently on Oppenheimer, which swept up at the Academy Awards last week.
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