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Jamie Roberts

Luke Evans says he will be 'too old' to play James Bond if he doesn't land role now

Luke Evans has opened up on his dreams to play James Bond - and confessed he feels this will be the last time he'll be linked with the role.

The actor, 43, is among those being tipped to take over the role from Daniel Craig, who quit playing the suave secret agent after his fifth film, No Time To Die.

And while Luke admits the role is an exciting one, he also thinks if he doesn't land it now, he'll never have the opportunity again.

He said: "It's a wonderful role but it's not easy and whoever gets it will have big shoes to fill. But this is the only time I will ever be connected to it, because by the time the role comes around again, I'll be way too old!"

Luke Evans has been linked with playing James Bond (Getty Images)

Luke also revealed how nervous he was when he first began filming for Clash of the Titans.

Speaking to Red, the star added: "My feet didn't touch the ground. I was a total fish out of water. Nobody really prepped me on what to expect, I just had to follow what everyone else was doing.

"It took a lot of self-will to stop myself from walking out the door and going, "I'm sorry, I can't do this. I don't know what I'm doing."

He also confessed he tried to pick up on little tricks while working alongside Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes.

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (Galloway News)

Luke is best known for his impressive roles in The Hobbit, Beauty and the Beast and Nine Perfect Strangers.

Luke's Bond admission comes a month after David Tennant revealed he had once been in the running for the role.

The 51-year-old former Doctor Who star claimed a friend of the 007 producers Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson shared the news with him.

Luke Evans also discussed how he felt in the early days of his career (RBL/Mark Allan)

Asked if he had ever been in the running for the iconic movies, David said: "No, I never believed I had until I worked with a director recently who had worked with the Broccolis, who said, 'Yeah, you were on the list that time.'

"I went, 'What time? He went, 'The last time.' I suppose he meant Daniel Craig, because before that I'd have been a child. I think it was a long list and I don’t think I was ever near the top of it, but apparently so."

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