Who will be the new James Bond? - Gamblers bet on Lucien Laviscount and Taylor-Johnson

After almost twenty years, a new James Bond will arrive, or rather: a new leading actor who will portray the secret agent with a "license to kill" in future films. Daniel Craig, indeed, concluded his journey with No Time To Die, released in 2021, after 5 successful films. Since then, specialized magazines and industry insiders have proposed various hypotheses about who the new actor will be – yes, because it will once again be a male (even though initially it was thought, and somewhat hoped, otherwise). The choice of the person who will play 007 always generates great interest among enthusiasts. The company that controls the rights to the James Bond character also requires that the selected actor be British (although potentially belonging to any ethnicity), so as to be as faithful as possible to the character created by the British writer Ian Fleming. In recent months, several names had emerged, including lately those of Lucien Laviscount and Taylor-Johnson. However, they have all been denied for the moment, and it seems that the casting process hasn't even begun yet. There is usually a lot of secrecy surrounding the selection process. It is very likely that the new Bond will continue to embody the stereotype of the character we are accustomed to – among other things, driving Aston Martin and drinking Vodka Martinis. However, the less iconic facets of the character could potentially change and expand. The new Bond, in fact, will still have to try to differentiate himself from the six who preceded him. For the film series, this is an opportunity to realign with its target audience. While remaining generally similar to each other, James Bond films tend – from time to time – to introduce some novel elements; and this occurs precisely through the specificities of the individual actors who play the role.