Will Aaron Taylor-Johnson be the next James Bond?
New British newspaper report Sunclaims the British actor (33), who is set to take over the role from Daniel Craig, who played the character for 15 years.
The outlet reported that insiders said Taylor-Johnson would sign on this week after he was officially offered the role.
PEOPLE has reached out to representatives for Taylor-Johnson and the James Bond franchise for comment.
“Bond is Aaron’s job, if he wants to take it. A formal offer is on the table and they are waiting for a response,” the source reportedly said Sun.
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson at the premiere of the film ‘Bullet Train’ in 2022.
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“Aaron will sign his contract in the coming days and they can start preparing for the big announcement,” the insider added.
Rumors that Taylor-Johnson would be the next James Bond started swirling after the departure of Daniel Craig. However, the Marvel actor — who is married to director Sam Taylor-Johnson — avoided those claims during an interview with Esquire 2023, stating that he had to “move to the beat of his own drum.”
“It’s my own path, what seems intuitive to me,” he added. “I’ve never made a decision based on other people’s perspective, or their judgments, or their expectations of me.”
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson with his wife Sam Taylor-Johnson.
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Craig (56) discovered it in 2019 No time to die, which was published in 2021. would be his last James Bond film.
During the performance at The Late Show with Stephen ColbertCraig confirmed that he had deposited Bond’s Walther PPK after Colbert asked, “Are you done with Bond,” to which Craig replied, “Yes.”
“It’s over,” he added.
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The actor also opened up The Sunday Times 2019 about his journey to be James Bond.
“This may be hard to believe, but I love the fact that I’m Bond,” he said at the time. “We are on rare airwaves, making Bond films. It’s one of the most intense, fulfilling things I’ve ever done, but it takes a lot of energy and gets old. I’m getting creaky.”
Meanwhile, in October 2023, James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli spoke about the future of the franchise after Craig’s departure.
“I think these movies reflect the times they’re in and there’s a long, long way to go to reinvent that for the next chapter, and we haven’t even started that yet,” she said. Guard in that time.
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