Following the shock information that Amazon has taken full inventive management over James Bond, with long-term Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson stepping again, the query on everybody’s lips is: who needs to be the following 007?
That’s the query Amazon boss Jeff Bezos asked his followers on X / Twitter, and the reply was loud and clear.
Yes, some are calling for the likes of Venom star Tom Hardy, the MCU’s Idris Elba, Professor X actor James McAvoy, Magneto actor Michael Fassbender, and Kraven’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson (who was beforehand rumored to be high of the checklist) to be given the position. But the clear fan-favorite is Henry Cavill.
It didn’t take lengthy after Bezos’ tweet for Henry Cavill to development on-line, and that’s due to the sheer variety of James Bond lovers calling for the Superman and Witcher actor to take over the place Daniel Craig left off.
Some at the moment are questioning whether or not Cavill’s odds of taking part in the world’s most well-known spy have risen now Amazon is pulling all of the strings. Cavill signed on to star in and produce Amazon’s hotly anticipated Warhammer 40,000 mission. Could he additionally signal on to star as Bond?
Of course, Cavill famously auditioned to play James Bond throughout casting for 2006’s Casino Royale (and you may even see that audition on-line). Casino Royale director Martin Campbell has referred to as the audition “super,” however the then 23-year-old Cavill misplaced out to Daniel Craig as a result of he was deemed too younger.
During a 2023 interview with The Express, Campbell stated of Cavill: “He seemed nice within the audition. His appearing was super. And look, if Daniel didn’t exist Henry would have made a superb Bond. He seemed terrific, he was in nice bodily form… very good-looking, very chiseled. He simply seemed a bit younger at the moment again then.”
“It was finally right down to, and that is what I’ve been informed, it was simply right down to me and Daniel, and I used to be the youthful possibility,” stated Cavill in an interview with Josh Horowitz.
“They clearly went with Daniel and I feel it was an incredible option to go along with Daniel. I most likely wasn’t prepared on the time and I feel Daniel did an unimaginable job over the previous films, so I’m joyful they made that selection.”
It’s no secret that 007’s producers have been looking out for the following James Bond after Daniel Craig left the franchise behind with No Time to Die. But may Cavill now play Bond? “By the time Daniel acquired to [No Time To Die] actually he was at an age the place yet one more would have been too outdated for him,” added Campbell.
“I feel they signal on for 3 Bonds, I’m not completely 100% sure of that. I do know with Pierce [Brosnan] he needed to signal on to a few once we did him. So, that’s going to take, what, six years of your life possibly? I think Daniel [had] the identical deal. And the following man’s going to have to do this.
“Henry’s 40, so by the point he’s accomplished the third one he’s going to be 50. Anything past that’s two, three years per Bond. He’s in good condition Henry, he’s a very good man. He did very nicely within the audition, however sarcastically, he was too younger.”
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
