Daniel Craig is the incumbent Bond in the Eon series and has played the character five times, most recently in No Time to Die released in 2021. Connery and Moore have played the character the most times, appearing in seven films each (if Connery's non-Eon film portrayal in 1983's Never Say Never Again is counted).
Actor Idris Elba has addressed speculation that suggests he could be the new James Bond when Daniel Craig leaves the role. Elba said he is going to continue to play the tormented detective John Luther but won't be taking up the James Bond role.
Is there a Bond 26 release date? There is no release date currently set for the next James Bond movie – but it likely won't hit cinemas until 2025 at the very earliest, if not 2026 or beyond. The last entry in the franchise, No Time To Die, was released on September 30, 2021.
As one of cinema and literature's most popular characters, everything to do with James Bond is endlessly talked about. While the debate continues over which actor will take on the role now that Daniel Craig has bowed out, Irish actor Liam Neeson has caused a stir after revealing he turned down the role.
The new Bond, whoever he may be, will not be revealed officially in “Early 2021”, as Emre Kaya believes. He will be announced in a year or two at a press conference in London, like Craig was, like Brosnan was — like Roger Moore was. So no, Tom Hardy is not the new James Bond.
I swear to God.” In October 2021, after the premiere of No Time to Die (Craig's last movie as James Bond), Elba confirmed to ITV that he still hadn't been offered to be the new James Bond. “No, I'm not going to be James Bond,” he said.
In an interview with IndieWire, Jackman revealed that he turned down the role of Bond in order to focus on the X-Men series: “I had a look at it. I was like, 'If I'm doing that and Wolverine, I'll have no time to do anything else. '” He didn't want to take on more than one franchise at a time.
Clint Eastwood
Unsurprisingly, Eastwood turned down the role, on the grounds both that he would have felt uncomfortable following on from Connery's iconic portrayal and that he believed that the part should be played by someone British.
"I'm not going to be that guy." Beloved British actor Idris Elba has taken himself out of the running to play James Bond in the next film to follow Daniel Craig's long run. The actor said at the World Government Summit in Dubai this week that he is more interested in playing and promoting his Luther character.
Elba is instead reportedly set to pursue "his own film franchise," though has apparently suggested other suitable 007s to producer Barbara Broccoli, reports aceshowbiz.com. A source told The Sun: "Fans and Barbara wanted Idris but he wants to create something for himself.
Timothy Dalton
We rank Timothy Dalton as the worst Bond actor simply for not being as memorable as his predecessors and followers.
If an odds-on favorite like Tom Hardy were cast, he wouldn't be the oldest actor to play Bond at 43. That title is held by Roger Moore, who played the character from 45 to 57. Another bookie's favorite for the next Bond actor, Aaron Johnson, could become the third youngest at 32.
As of 2021, George Lazenby is the youngest actor to portray 007, at age 29 during filming. The rest of the actors and their ages, in no particular order: Sir Sean Connery, 31; Sir Roger Moore, 45; Timothy Dalton, 40; Pierce Brosnan, 41; and Daniel Craig, 38.
“When I started out as a TV director, my pie-in-the-sky dream was to make a little movie that would get some notoriety, and then Cubby Broccoli would call me and ask me to direct the next James Bond picture. But I could never get Cubby Broccoli to hire me—and now, sadly, they can't afford me.”
As he fetches a replacement, he explains, “My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.”
When Connery wasn't given his requested salary increase he left the role, with On Her Majesty's Secret Service introducing George Lazenby as James Bond for the first and only time. Lazenby's sole outing as 007 was a commercial flop, taking in only $82,000,000 at the worldwide box office.
What does M stand for? M is the head of MI6 and stands for for "Missions" – to identify that the incumbent is the head of the Missions Department. M is not one character, but rather a role that has been held by various characters across the 25 films.
Sadly the Skyfall house didn't exist and was created as a film set in Surrey, England, on Department of Defence land, but if you continue along the road you might notice that one house does have a striking resemblance to the film!! It's private property, so be sure to keep out.
Luther 2 has yet to be officially confirmed by Netflix, but Luther: The Fallen Sun feels more like a soft reboot for the series rather than a finale. Of course, it'll entirely depend on how the new movie is received by the fans whether we'll see John Luther crack another case.
* Each actor represents a franchise reboot. * The Connery / Moore era is a single character (and we're meant to ignore the fact a different actor took over, like we did with Dumbledore), but each subsequent actor rebooted the franchise.
Clint Eastwood Turned Down an Offer to Play 007
Image via Warner Bros. Once again, producers would have to find a new James Bond. They couldn't go back to Lazenby and were forced to move on from Connery. They needed someone else to takeover for a character who had already become a cinematic icon.