Next James Bond: Game of Thrones star now tied with Tom Hardy - ‘He's a firm frontrunner'

an interview with Esquire. Johnson — whose grandfather Peter Maivia played a Bond villain in the 1967’s “You Only Live Twice” — isn’t content with just appearing in a movie in the movie franchise.

Idris Elba is reportedly in talks to star in the next James Bond film, however it looks like the Luther star won’t be playing the titular character.It had previously been rumoured that the actor was going to take on the role of 007 following Daniel Craig’s recent departure from the franchise, although last month he insisted that he wouldn’t be taking on the role of the super spy.He told ITV London at the premiere for Netflix film The Harder They Fall: “No, I’m not going to be James Bond.”Now,

Ryan Reynolds is walking back a joke he made during an interview that set off speculation he was angling to become the next 007.

In the race to find out who is going to play the new James Bond after the end of Daniel Craig’s run as the superspy, we have fan-favorites such as Idris Elba, Henry Cavill, and Tom Hardy. But lately, some other actors have been thrown into the discussion, such as the young Tom Holland and the very American (and very muscly) Dwayne Johnson.

Dwayne Johnson.The star made his desires known when he sat down with and revealed there’s a family connection to the Bond franchise. As Johnson tells it, his grandfather, Peter Maivia, played a Bond villain in the 1967 classic starring Sean Connery.Johnson, however, doesn’t exactly want to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps.

The Rock is the latest celeb to put his name in the ring to play the next 007 aka James Bond!

Dwayne Johnson is up for being the next James Bond.

James Bond.The actor opened up about his interest in the role in light of Daniel Craig retiring from Bond after No Time To Die, in a new interview with Esquire.Nodding to the fact that his grandfather Peter Maivia had starred in the franchise, as a villain in the 1967 entry You Only Live Twice, Johnson tossed his hat in the ring.“Yes, my grandfather was a Bond villain in You Only Live Twice with Sean Connery.

Taboo co-creator Steven Knight has given an update on season two of the show, revealing most of it has been written.The 2017 BBC series, which the Spencer and Peaky Blinders writer created alongside star Tom Hardy and his father Chips Hardy, was originally renewed four years ago – though updates have been few and far between since.Speaking to Collider, Knight has now confirmed that “six of the eight [episodes] are written,” and that they “are trying to get stars aligned so that we can get our

Daniel Craig was cast as the next James Bond in Casino Royale. And after five blockbuster outings, the 53-year-old has bowed out from the role in No Time To Die.

Industry estimates have the sequel starring Tom Hardy and Woody Harrelson making $3.8 million this weekend, bringing its domestic total to $202 million and putting it just shy of the $213 million that the first “Venom” grossed in 2018. Overseas, the film has grossed $227 million heading into this weekend for a total of $426 million worldwide.

Scots actor Richard Madden is involved in a three-way race to be the next James Bond according to the bookies.

who died in September, was previously attached to play Doc Broadus.Whitaker most recently starred opposite Jennifer Hudson in the Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” and he can currently be seen in Epix’s “Godfather of Harlem,” for which he also serves as executive producer. He is next set to star in “Havoc,” opposite Tom Hardy and Timothy Olyphant.

Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy are about to star in a feature together.

Nolfi, whose writing credits include “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “The Adjustment Bureau,” will write the script based on true events. The film will follow three former special forces soldiers who jump back into battle alongside their Afghan counterparts on a last-ditch rescue mission to save allies and their families as the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has acquired an untitled original pitch from George Nolfi, a ripped from the headlines fact-based drama about the Afghanistan evacuation. Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy are attached to star.

Big news stories always tend to find themselves turned into films and TV shows eventually. And when the evacuation of the American military in Afghanistan became headline news this summer, mainly for how it was seemingly mishandled, it became clear that someone in Hollywood would quickly jump on it.

Daniel Craig gave his swan song performance as James Bond in the recently released No Time To Die. The British actor played 007 for five films over the course of 15 years, but the time has come for a new star to take over.