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Matt Galea

Apparently The New James Bond Has Been Chosen And Our Dreams Of A Diverse 007 Are Dead

After what feels like a lifetime of waiting, wishing, pondering
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and abject racism and sexism, we may or may not have our new Bond. James Bond. A sneaky spy (no pun intended) told that the next person to fill 007’s shoes is none other than . The British babe is best known for his roles in, and . “Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the next Bond,” the unnamed source wrote. “A mini trailer of just him doing the famous Bond shot is going to be released March / April 2023 to announce him as the new actor.” Last week, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker () revealed at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been fiending for the role, via . If he gets it, she said he owes her a big thank-you ‘cos she fought for him to land his breakout role in . “I had to fight with Paramount Studios at the time,” she said of casting Taylor-Johnson as the lead in the 2008 flick. “I think he’s going to be a big star,” she told skeptical Paramount executives at the time. “I said, ‘trust me,’ and cast him, so, of course, I will take complete credit.” Another insider recently told that Taylor-Johnson is “one of the front-runners” for the role following ‘s exit. “[Aaron Taylor-Johnson] went for a screen test to be the next James Bond in September and producers and [] loved him. He is now one of the front-runners,” the insider said. This is supposed to be top secret spy news and the fact that it’s gotten out will probs be infuriating for the studio heads. It was previously rumoured that was being considered for the role which excited fans who were keen to see some much-needed diversity in the franchise. But back in September, Broccoli confirmed that Elba was out. “He’s great. We love Idris,” Broccoli told . ‘The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off. And when we cast Bond, it’s a ten to 12-year commitment. So he’s probably thinking, ‘Do I really want that thing? Not everybody wants to do that. It was hard enough getting Daniel Craig to do it.” Elba also ruled himself out while speaking to “I don’t have an opinion on who plays James Bond next,” he said. “I think that it could be really well cast, and I look forward to whoever gets it. When I look in the mirror, I don’t see James Bond.” It sounds like Aaron Taylor-Johnson as James Bond is a done deal but as always, it’s just a bunch of sneaky sources for now so let’s just see how this all plays out, shall we?
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