IS THAT YOU ,MR BOND?

THE ACTOR IS REPORTEDLY IN THE CROSS-HAIRS TO BE THE NEXT 007

AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON

Daniel Craig had hardly hung up his tuxedo after wrapping up his 15-year stint playing James Bond in 2021's No Time to Die when D rumours began swirling about who would step into the iconic role. Bold names on the shortlist have included Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, James Norton, Regé-Jean Page and Idris Elba.

Before long, Aaron Taylor-Johnson - star of action movies like Bullet Train, Avengers: Age of Ultron and The King's Man - gathered steam as the front-runner set to be handed a licence to kill. Back in 2023, the actor side-stepped the chatter during an interview with Esquire."I just focus on the things I can have in my hands right now.