According to Aaron Taylor-Johnson, a new British Aaron is now in the race for the successor of James Bond: Aaron Pierre. As the “insider” Daniel Richtman reports, the British actor was brought into play as a possible candidate for the legendary role of the agent.
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Famous overnight
The 31-year-old Aaron Pierre comes from London and only had his big breakthrough in 2024. The actor became known overnight through the Netflix success “Rebel Ridge” and his role in the Disney live action film “Mufasa: The Lion King”. Now he could supposedly follow Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.
A black James Bond – unthinkable for many fans
Before Aaron Pierre got into a conversation, Idris Elba, as a black actor, was a possible candidate for the role of 007. While many fans celebrate a black James Bond as progress and welcome diversity, there are also votes votes in votes. In particular on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter), many users commented critically about the idea of a non-white bond actor.
In a comment it says: “Bond is an Englishman, and English are ethnically white. Nothing against this guy, but he is neither English nor Bond.”
Another user writes: “James Bond is white. Being white is not racist. To deliberately replace a white one with a black man, is racist.”
James Bond franchise now in the hands of Amazon
With the takeover of the James Bond franchise by Amazon, it became clear that the universe was to be expanded and developed in new directions. After initial concerns about too many changes, Amazon commented in an official statement: the famous spy will neither change gender nor its nationality. The discussion about James Bonds origin, however, continues to adhere to “X”.
It is currently still unclear whether Aaron Pierre will actually be the next James Bond.