Summary

As venture around who will supplant Daniel Craig forBond 26continues , fans can see the certification of some of the front runners based on other James Bond - style picture they have appeared in . While the latest rumors hint thatAaron Taylor - Johnson will be the next James Bond , these reports are unconfirmed . Taylor - Johnson is well recognise for theKick - Assmovies , his use as Pietro Maximoff in the MCU , and his performance inBullet Trainalongside Brad Pitt . His molding stay nothing more than a rumor , so it ’s deserving turn over other candidates .

The closed book of who will play 007 next has rumbled on ever since Daniel Craig first announced thatNo Time to Diewould be his final movie in the franchise . newsworthiness of a replacement has been surprisingly slow , and three years after the lastBondmovie devotee are still no closer to get wind who will become the new face of the franchise . Fortunately , some of the most pop candidates have already starred in movies which could swear out as tryout tapes forJames Bond , and these movies permit fans to compare how different doer might approach the iconic role if they were hold a prospect .

The Daniel Craig 007 epoch ended with the release of No Time to exit , but what come up next ? Here ’s everything that ’s been reveal about Bond 26 .

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7Henry Cavill

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

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The Man From U.N.C.L.E.is a stylish thriller sic during the Cold War . Cavill toy an American mysterious factor named Napoleon Solo who team up with a Russian spy to dismantle a condemnable organization with plans of nuclear terrorist act

Henry Cavill famously escape out on becoming James Bondthe last fourth dimension the franchise needed a new 007 . Daniel Craig was opt or else , but Cavill recoil back from this letdown and has been revel a successful calling . This clip around , he may be too sure-enough for the part of Bond , which is ironic look at that he was seen as too young when Craig was spew . Although he has n’t recreate James Bond , Cavill has played a couple of other hugger-mugger agents in his calling , most notably in Guy Ritchie ’s movie version of the 1960s TV show , The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.is a stylish thriller set during the Cold War . Cavill plays an American secret broker named Napoleon Solo who team up up with a Russian spy to dismantle a criminal organization with plan of nuclear terrorist act . In some ways , it ’s like a Sean Connery - earned run average Bond movie made with the spectacle of Daniel Craig ’s land tenure . Cavill also plays a spy inArgylle , although there ’s an argument to be made thatArgylledamages Cavill ’s chances of playing Bond . He is also set to star in Guy Ritchie ’s World War II spy comedy , The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare .

Close-up of Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time To Die

6Tom Hiddleston

The Night Manager (2016)

The intoxicating dynamic between Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie is part of what makes the show work as well as it does , but it also has a great script adapted from one of John le Carré ’s most democratic record book .

The Night Manageris a telecasting show rather than a movie , but it still show why Tom Hiddleston could easily maltreat into the role of 007 . base on the novel of the same name by legendary undercover agent thriller author John le Carré , The Night Managerfeatures Hiddleston as a hotelier in Cairo who is recruited by the British government to capture an arms bargainer , play by Hugh Laurie . The intoxicating dynamic between Hiddleston and Laurie is part of what makes the show work as well as it does , but it also has a great handwriting adapted from one of le Carré ’s most popular book .

There have been persistent rumors about a potentialseason 2 ofThe Night Managerover the years , but Tom Hiddleston has plenty of other task in the lag . He has fallen down the inclination of dearie to play James Bond , and he is probably too old for what the producers are looking for , give that he is now in his 40s . He could have been ideal for the role if Daniel Craig had quit about a decade or so earlier . Another time of year ofThe Nox Managercould be the only chance for Hiddleston to playact a similar role .

Josh Hartnett looking shocked in Fight or Flight

5Regé-Jean Page

The Gray Man (2022)

Ryan Gosling is the one who ’s in more of a James Bond role , with Page playing the part of a tainted CIA functionary who lease a mercenary assassin to take him down .

Regé - Jean Page ’s name is constantly amount up in fan conjecture about who could be the next James Bond , and it ’s decipherable to see why he ’s see as one of the front - runners . Page is most famous for his role as Simon in season 1 ofBridgerton , but he declined to revert to the show so that he could pursue other projection instead . As well as having a role inDungeons & Dragons : laurels Among Thieves , Page also starred in Netflix’sThe Gray Manalongside Ryan Gosling , Chris Evans and Ana de Armas .

AlthoughThe Gray Man receive miscellaneous reviews , it still map a big footfall in Page ’s career . Gosling is the one who ’s in more of a James Bond use , with Page wreak the part of a tainted CIA functionary who rent a mercenary assassin to take him down . There ’s a chance that he could reprise his role in the upcoming continuation , but this has n’t been support . So far , Page has n’t yet had a part where he plays a secret federal agent himself . Even if he is n’t stray as Bond , The Gray Mansuggests that he could play other grapheme in the franchise in the future .

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4James Norton

Rogue Agent (2022)

BothRogue AgentandMr . Jonesprove that Norton could be a fantastic choice forBond 26 .

James Norton is n’t as well - know as some of the other name calling being hint forBond 26.He has made a name for himself in British telecasting testify such asHappy ValleyandGrantchester , but he has n’t appeared in many major movies , peculiarly not in central roles . His part in Netflix’sRogue Agentopposite Gemma Arterton is one of his few starring roles , and it show what he could do if theBondfranchise took a gamble on him . The movie flew under the radar to a sure degree , and this wo n’t have helped Norton ’s chances too much .

inspire by an unbelievable dependable story , Rogue Agentis a gripping dramaabout a dangerous con artist who convinces multitude that he ’s an MI5 agent , but his true past tense is far more disturbing . Norton swagman about with unbridled confidence and the dapper magic spell to match . He also starred inMr . Jones , which is n’t technically a spy picture show , but his character has to employ a lot of similar tactics to Bond as he tries to unravel the layers of confederacy and deceit while visiting Stalin ’s Soviet Union in the 1930s . BothRogue AgentandMr . Jonesprove that Norton could be a fantastic choice forBond 26 .

Headshot Of Hugh Grant iN The Premiere of ‘Wonka’ at the Regency Village Theater.

3Robert Pattinson

Tenet (2020)

Christopher Nolan has been public about his desire to take on aJames Bondmovie at some point , but he has become wonted to a sure level of control , soTenetcould be as close as he gets .

Ever since taking on the role of Batman , it has seemed less and less likely that Robert Pattinson will be suit up forBond 26.He has the effective looks and charisma required for 007 , but he may have lack his hazard . This wo n’t be too much of a loss for him , as his life history continue to develop . As well as his starring role inThe Batman , Pattinson has appeared inThe Lighthouse , lent his voice to the English dub ofThe Boy and the Heron , and he is set to leadBong Joon - ho’sMickey 17,a sci - fi thriller shrouded in closed book set for early 2025 .

Even if he wo n’t be the next James Bond , Robert Pattinson played a secret agent in Christopher Nolan’sTenet . John David Washington portrays the admirer , an demode - CIA federal agent who is recruited by a top - surreptitious organisation . Tenetdivided critic and fans likewise with its complex sci - fi tale , but it delivers on some stunning visuals and top - snick action scene , as one might wait from Nolan . The director has been public about his desire to take on aJames Bondmovie at some breaker point , but he has become accustomed to a certain stage of ascendancy , soTenetcould be as close as he get .

Headshot Of Jared Harris In The 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards

2Harris Dickinson

The King’s Man (2021)

Dickinson has a few moments inThe King ’s Manwhich offer a glimpse at what he would reckon like as James Bond .

Harris Dickinson has always been a long shaft for the function of James Bond , but his carrying into action inThe King ’s Manprovides evidence that he should be a more serious candidate . Theprequel story to theKingsmanfranchisetells the parentage story of the top - secret British spy brass during the First World War . Dickinson play a immature aristocrat named Conrad who is part of his Father-God ’s undercover agent web before enlist in the militaryand being transport to the front lines in France . After his lurid death , the movie switches pore more toward Ralph Fiennes , who plays his father .

Before Conrad ’s death in the trenches , Dickinson has a few moments inThe King ’s Manwhich offer a coup d’oeil at what he would look like as James Bond . He ’s part of the motion-picture show ’s most exciting and dynamical scene , the ballet - inspired fight scene with Rasputin , and he has a few scenes without any action that also show him as a suave and witching mysterious broker . Had his part survive , he could at the very least have involve a starring role inThe King ’s Man 2 : The Traitor King . The shape for the sequel remain a mystery .

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1Tom Hardy

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)

Of all the spies and intelligence officer inTinker , Tailor , Soldier , Spyhe is the only one that resemble James Bond in some way .

Tom Hardy was one of the favorites to interchange Daniel Craig for a long time , but his name has fallen down the inclination of the most potential nominee in recent old age . If he is too older to be the James Bond that the dealership is looking for , then at least he hasTinker , Tailor , Soldier , Spyto his name , one of thebest John le Carré movie adaptations , and one of the best undercover agent thrillers of the twenty-first hundred by any measuring . Gary Oldman plays George Smiley , a spymaster who has to uncover a breakwater at the highest levels of British Intelligence before agents are picked off one by one .

Tom Hardy plays one of Smiley ’s trusted agents whose attempts to uncover the seawall throw him into mortal risk . The motion-picture show has a lot of characters it need to separate its attention between , but Hardy ’s scene bear out as some of the most active . Rather than pacing about the halls of MI5 , Hardy is a resourceful bailiwick agent whose employment takes him all over Europe . Of all the undercover agent and news officers inTinker , Tailor , Soldier , Spy , he is the only one that resembles James Bond in some way , although it seems progressively unlikely that he wo n’t be inBond 26 .

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