For nearly three years, film fans have feverishly speculated over who might replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond – and now we may have another clue as to the answer. That’s because bookies have suspended betting. Craig, 56, exited the franchise when he handed in his licence to kill in 2021 after the release of No Time to Die, his fifth movie as the iconic spy.
Since then, we’ve seen all sorts of contenders mentioned for the part , from Idris Elba (who removed himself from the race), previous second-place Henry Cavill and James Norton to newer Netflix breakthrough star possibles like Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey , The Gentlemen’s Theo James and Leo Woodall, who played Dexter in emotional mini-series One Day. However, for several months now, one British actor has been considered the front-runner, with rumours running rampant when reports emerged that he’d filmed the famous gun barrel sequence that appears at the start of every Bond movie, as part of an audition. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34, was then later said to have been offered the role of a lifetime earlier this year, although this report was later slapped down.
The upcoming Kraven the Hunter actor, who has brushed off direct questioning about the part himself, has been the bookies’ favourite for just as long. In June, Taylor-Johnson was given odds of 4/5 by both Coral and betideas.com, putting him odds-on to be the next 007.
Now, Coral bookmakers has announced that it’s suspended betting on the next Jam.