Director Villeneuve prefers to seek an unknown British actor for the role of 007.
The Oscar-nominated “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve takes over the next “James Bond” film and wants to occupy an unknown British actor in his twenties or thirty. This reports several sources compared to “Deadline”. This would be speculations about Americans such as Timothée Chalamet, Glen Powell or Austin Butler, but also older stars like Idris Elba (53), Henry Cavill (42) or Tom Hardy (47).
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According to “Deadline”, Villeneuve said: “Whoever it will be will show from the first second that he could defeat someone in no time.” The casting should only begin when Villeneuve has completed the production of “Dune: Part Three”.
Daniel Craig is history
Daniel Craig, 57, resigned from the role in 2021 after “No Time to Die”. When he started as a Bond in “Casino Royale” in “Casino Royale”, he was already an established British actor. The original bond Sean Connery had also gained experience before its role in Hollywood.
Back to Bonds origin
Screenwriter Steven Knight, known for “Peaky Blinders” and films such as “Dirty Pretty Things” or “Eastern Promises”, should write the next script. According to reports, the history of Bond’s time as a naval officer will illuminate before he came to Mi6.
Stars have withdrawn
In addition to the already excluded actors, Harris Dickinson, Regé-Jean Page and Tom Holland also not surprisingly removed the race. Taron Egerton (35) explained in an interview with “Collider”: “I love James Bond and especially Daniel Craig’s time, but I don’t think I’m suitable for it. Many younger actors would be perfect.”
Villeneuve himself described the task of “Deadline” as “huge responsibility, but incredibly exciting and a great honor”. The 26th Bond film, the title of which is not yet known, is to be released into the cinemas at the earliest in 2028.