Director Kelly Marcel wanted the world to get a taste of what Hardy might look like in the iconic role The director of Venom: The Last Dance has revealed that she made Tom Hardy wear a tuxedo in the film as a pitch for him to play James Bond . Kelly Marcel, who also wrote on Saving Mr. Banks and Fifty Shades of Grey , has helmed the third film in the Venom trilogy, which stars Hardy as Eddie Brock, and is out in cinemas on Friday (October 25).
Marcel is a long-time friend of Hardy’s, and given the actor’s repeated connection to the currently-vacant Bond role , she has taken her chance to show the world what the visual might be if he were to portray the iconic character. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter , Marcel explained: “There’s always been these rumours about [Tom] playing James Bond, so I may have been showing what Tom Hardy’s James Bond might look like.” Producers of the Bond franchise have not confirmed who will take on the role for the follow-up to 2021’s No Time To Die , which was Daniel Craig ’s final instalment in the series.
Hardy has long been considered among the favourites, with the actor responding to the rumours as far back as 2017 . Last year, he was named as the public’s second choice for the role , behind Idris Elba . It was, however, reported in March that EON Production had offered Aaron Taylor-Johnson the job after he impressed producer Barbara Broccoli in a screen test .
The actor was asked about the rumours in April, but swerved the.