Yesterday marked Global James Bond, celebrating 61 years of the 007 movie franchise that began with Sean Connery Dr No.

Yet we’re now two years on from the discharge of the final Bond film, No Time To Die and followers are itching to seek out out who Daniel Craig’s substitute shall be.

Rumours have swirled round some large stars and the latest alleged report is that Christopher Nolan is in the talks to helm the reboot.

Given he labored on Tenet with bookies’ favorite Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who’s rumoured to have had a secret audition, we wouldn’t be stunned if the director has the 33-year-old in thoughts for Ian Fleming’s spy.

In truth, the most recent odds have slashed on the Kraven the Hunter star recognized for his motion and comedy within the likes of Kick-Ass and Bullet Train.

Taylor-Johnson’s odds, which stay the frontrunner within the bookies’ Next James Bond race, have been slashed from 3-1 to 5-2.

Coral additionally factors out that the actor, who performed John Lennon in Nowhere Boy, has taken over 60 per cent of all bets on this market with the agency in 2023.

The bookies’ John Hill mentioned: “Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the nice and cozy favorite to succeed Daniel Craig as the subsequent James Bond, and we proceed to see sturdy assist for the British actor. Taylor-Johnson has remained tight-lipped concerning the hypothesis, but when provided the chance, it could be laborious to see him turning down the long-lasting function.”

Meanwhile behind him are the following: 3-1 James Norton, 4-1 Henry Cavill, 6-1 Rege-Jean Page, 7-1 Tom Hardy, 8-1 Paapa Essiedu, 12-1 Jack Lowden, 14-1 Richard Madden, 14-1 Callum Turner, 16-1 Aidan Turner, 20-1 Sope Dirisu.

Hopefully, there will be an official announcement of the new Bond at some point in the next year, but presumably after the Hollywood strikes are correctly settled.