He’s been the new favorite to take over as James Bond for some time now, however has Aaron Taylor-Johnson simply dropped the biggest hint yet?
The Hollywood star, 34, has been backed by the bookies to star as 007 after Daniel Craig, 57, bowed out in 2021’s No Time to Die.
Other names to have floated round embrace Idris Elba, Theo James, Jack Lowden, and Stephen Graham, with James actually the new frontrunner following his newest underwear marketing campaign.
However, Godzilla star Taylor-Johnson is giving him a run for his cash with what followers are convinced is confirmation of his signing.
Taylor-Johnson has inked a cope with Omega, the watch model that has lengthy been offering equipment for the Bond franchise.
Since 1995’s GoldenEye, Omega watches have been seen on Bond’s wrist, and now Taylor-Johnson’s partnership has caught folks’s consideration as considerably of an Easter egg.
Pierce Brosnan was the primary Bond result in put on an Omega watch, with the ambassadorship nonetheless going robust 30 years later, as Craig sported the model’s Seamaster watch throughout his final outing.
After signing his personal deal, Taylor-Johnson mentioned: ‘I’ve at all times had an appreciation for timepieces, however particularly for Omega.
‘Now, after visiting the factory, I am in awe of the skill required to manufacture such a luxurious product.’
Omega’s CEO additionally heaped reward on him, branding Taylor-Johnson a ‘versatile actor with a range that covers action, thriller, romance, and much more’.
That appears like the right description of a James Bond actor if ever we heard one…
And we aren’t the one ones pondering it as, after Taylor-Johnson’s new deal went public, followers took to Omega’s Instagram feedback in drive.
‘Do I hear the 007 theme? 😉🍸’, teased @watchbie.
‘Bro has to be the new James Bond at this point’, declared @julianheusschen.
‘Hello Mr. Bond, we have been expecting you’, wrote @thatonebondguy.
‘The biggest clue yet that he’s going to be James Bond’, added @charliesansom.
When beforehand quizzed on the hypothesis that he’s set to play the key agent, Taylor-Johnson performed coy.
Speaking to Rolling Stone UK in March 2024, the Bullet Train star started: ‘I can only really talk about the things I’m going to indicate and inform. So, The Fall Guy, Nosferatu, Kraven the Hunter… I’m right here to advertise these.’
Who may very well be the subsequent James Bond? Top favourites
Theo James – 6/4
Henry Cavill – 3/1
Aaron Taylor-Johnson – 7/2
James Norton – 6/1
Jack Lowden – 12/1
Odds offered by Coral.
‘I don’t really feel like I have to have a future drawn out for me,’ he added. ‘I feel like whatever’s drawn out for me, I can f***in’ do higher.’
Meanwhile, White Lotus star James, 40, lately soared up the percentages, as his probability of enjoying Bond now sits at 6/4.
The Gentleman actor has additionally performed it cool when requested concerning the rumours, although, having instructed The Guardian final yr that it ‘probably wouldn’t be [him]’.
And so the thriller is more likely to linger for a bit longer, however with the announcement earlier this yr that Amazon Prime had taken over ‘creative control’ of the Bond franchise, it appears the wheels are undoubtedly in movement for one thing to occur…
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