At the moment the fans of the James Bond movies are in that special time period where everything is in flux. As we wait for further news on what’s going on with James Bond 26 , there’s plenty of time to analyze, pontificate, and speculate about where 007 ’s future is headed. So leave it to Hugh Jackman to drop a Vogue cover with Blake Lively that shows us what his version of Bond could have looked like; an occurrence which has left me with several thoughts.

Jackman, Hugh Jackman Dazzles In A Tux For Vogue One of the most promising actors who almost played James Bond over the course of the series’ storied history, Hugh Jackman is a tantalizing “what if” for any fan of Ian Fleming’s creation. And that possibility has been freshly stoked thanks to a Vogue cover starring Blake Lively, in promotion of her upcoming film It Ends With Us , with the Deadpool & Wolverine star as her leading man. Directed by the one and only Baz Luhrmann , you can see the results of that shoot below: A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine) A photo posted by on Anyone else feel like running out and getting a copy of Vogue right about now? Seriously, knowing that Jackman was asked to audition during the search for Casino Royale’s leading man makes this image all the more beautiful to behold.

Especially when Blake Lively is looking similar to Ursula Andress’ Vesper Lynd from the 1967 spoof version of that same story. Hugh Jackman was pretty pleased as punch to get the call as well. When s.