Until No Time to Die finally gets released, which still might not be for a while yet based on recent reports, James Bond fans will have to keep themselves busy with speculation over who will be chosen as Daniel Craig’s successor. Luckily, there are no shortage of candidates rumored to be next in line, even if the latest odds still have Tom Hardy as the frontrunner.
The newest name to enter the conversation is Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page, based almost entirely on the strength of his performance in Netflix’s smash hit series. However, renowned 007 expert Dr. Ian Kinane, editor of the academic peer-reviewed publication International Journal of James Bond Studies, has now explained why the 31 year-old shouldn’t be the next actor handed a license to kill.
“It isn’t unheard of that a future James Bond is known to have donned period costume at some point in his pre-Bond career.
The newest name to enter the conversation is Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page, based almost entirely on the strength of his performance in Netflix’s smash hit series. However, renowned 007 expert Dr. Ian Kinane, editor of the academic peer-reviewed publication International Journal of James Bond Studies, has now explained why the 31 year-old shouldn’t be the next actor handed a license to kill.
“It isn’t unheard of that a future James Bond is known to have donned period costume at some point in his pre-Bond career.
- 1/14/2021
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
When No Time to Die finally hits theaters in April a full twelve months behind schedule, as soon as the credits fade to black on Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond, the focus will almost immediately shift to who will be named as his successor. And as one of the most coveted roles in the business that only a handful of actors have had the privilege to inherit, taking on the mantle of cinema’s most famous secret agent is a potentially life-changing assignment.
Of course, the rumor mill has already been turning for several years now, especially when it looked as though Craig might not even return for a fifth movie after he very publicly flirted with the idea of walking away following Spectre. The usual suspects like Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy and Idris Elba are always in or around the conversation, but 007 expert Dr. Ian Kinane,...
Of course, the rumor mill has already been turning for several years now, especially when it looked as though Craig might not even return for a fifth movie after he very publicly flirted with the idea of walking away following Spectre. The usual suspects like Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy and Idris Elba are always in or around the conversation, but 007 expert Dr. Ian Kinane,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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