Who would be the subsequent James Bond is among the largest questions in well-liked tradition in the intervening time.

It’s been nearly two years since Daniel Craig ended his tenure within the function and for the primary time since 2005 auditions to be the brand new 007 will probably be happening.

As it stands Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Henry Cavill are the new favourites on the bookies to bag the function.

The Kraven the Hunter star leads the best way after rumours that he impressed Barbara Broccoli, whereas Cavill was runner-up to Craig for Casino Royale.

Yet the 2 frontrunners are going through new competitors as odds are slashed on a fellow large star.

BoyleSports have introduced as we speak that Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy’s odds of being the subsequent Bond have been slashed from 14/1 to five/1 over the weekend.

The probably Best Actor Oscar nominee could also be nearly 50 however having been directed by Christopher Nolan – a favorite to helm the Bond reboot – means there’s numerous assist for the actor on the bookies.

Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports mentioned: “There’s been an explosion of interest in Cillian Murphy becoming the next James Bond following his portrayal as J Robert Oppenheimer. This is one gamble we’re happy to see as it would be fantastic to see another Irish man step into the famous spy’s shoes!”

Ahead of Murphy’s 5/1 are Aaron Taylor-Johnson on 9/4, Henry Cavill on 5/2, Paapa Essiedu on 3/1 and James Norton on 7/2.

And simply behind the Oppeheimer star are Regé-Jean Page on 11/2, Tom Hardy on 9/1, Richard Madden on 10/1 and Jack Lowden on 14/1.

Given there’s a joint Hollywood actors and writers strike on, it might be fairly some time earlier than the subsequent Bond is introduced.