Next James Bond Latest Odds: Here are the 21 actors most likely to succeed Daniel Craig as 007 - from Sam Heughan to a new favourite
Ever since Daniel Craig announced that ‘No Time To Die’ would be his last James Bond film, there has been feverish speculation about his successor.
The successful candidate will become the eighth actor to play Ian Fleming’s iconic character, following Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
There had been speculation that a woman could step into the role but the bookies’ favourites are all men, with ‘It’s a Sin’ actress Lydia West and ‘Gentleman Jack’ star Suranne Jones outsiders at odds of 33/1.
Here are the 21 actors most hotly tipped to don the tuxedo and enjoy a vodka martini, shaken not stirred.
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1. James Norton
The new favourite to play Bond is James Norton. The Happy Valley and Grantchester actor looked comfortable in a tux in the BBC's McMafia series - one of the reasons he's tipped to play Bond, with his odds now just 9/4. That's a probability of 70 per cent. Photo: Andreas Rentz
2. Aaron Taylor-Johnson
He recently shot to the top of the actors most likely to become Bond, but Aaron Taylor-Johnson has now dropped to second favourite. Best known for playing title character in the Kick-Ass films, Taylor-Johnson also starred opposite Brad Pitt in Bullet Train. He's now 5/2 to step into 007's shoes. Photo: Chung Sung-Jun
3. Henry Cavill
Superman and The Witcher star Henry Cavill has been favourite to be the next Bond for months, but has now been edged narrowly into third place with odds of 11/4. He's no stranger to playing iconic British characters - he'll be portraying Sherlock Holmes again in the next Enola Holmes film. Photo: Pablo Cuadra
4. Regé-Jean Page
Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page was favourite for the iconic role for a few weeks late last year. He's now dropped down to 6/1 fourth favourite - giving him a probability of 14.29 per cent. Photo: Daniel Knighton