Tom Holland Breaks His Silence After Being Shortlisted For James Bond

Whereas plans for Bond 26 are shortly gaining tempo, Spider-Man star Tom Holland has responded to rumors that he’s in competition for the hotly contested function. Set to be directed by Dune’s Denis Villeneuve, information solely lately broke that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight had been tapped to write down the subsequent entry within the long-running spy franchise.

Nonetheless, earlier than Knight’s current appointment because the Bond 26 screenwriter, reviews intimated that Amazon MGM studios had been doubtlessly trying to forged an actor beneath 30 years of age as the subsequent 007, and had named Holland, Saltburn’s Jacob Elordi, and Babygirl’s Harris Dickinson on the high of their James Bond shortlist.

Throughout an look on chef Gordon Ramsay’s YouTube channel, Holland sought to downplay rumors of his inclusion on the 007 casting shortlist. Suggesting that they need to hold the hypothesis to a minimal, Holland hinted that the precise reply to who could be forged as Bond could be revealed ultimately. Take a look at his feedback under:

Pay attention, there’s hypothesis in the mean time. We’ll hold it to a minimal for now. We’ll get there at some point.

Ramsay additionally quizzed the star on his curiosity within the function. Holland coyishly replied that each younger British actor aspired to play Bond, which he described as “the top of working in our trade.” Take a look at his ultimate feedback and the video under:

Dude, I imply each younger British actor, it’s the top of working in our trade. I already contemplate myself to be the luckiest child alive you realize, I couldn’t have dreamed to have the profession that I’ve.

The Franchise Has Delivered Sudden 007s Earlier than

Even earlier than Daniel Craig completed his time as Bond in No Time To Die, hypothesis surrounding his successor had already begun in earnest. With names like Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Richard Madden and Idris Elba all floated at one level or one other, this newest shortlist looks like one other spherical of conjecture in a rumor mill that has already been turning for years.

Whereas Holland does appear open to the prospect of enjoying Bond, followers have usually been taken unexpectedly by the eventual casting choices made at earlier factors within the franchise’s decades-long historical past.

As such, maybe it could be finest to heed Holland’s recommendation and hold the hypothesis of his attainable casting within the function to a minimal. Whereas Holland does appear open to the prospect of enjoying Bond, followers have usually been taken unexpectedly by the eventual casting choices made at earlier factors within the James Bond franchise’s decades-long historical past.

Even the prospect of Bond 26 pursuing an under-30s actor could also be finest taken with a proverbial grain of salt, on condition that earlier franchise stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson had additionally flirted with the thought of a youthful Bond earlier than lastly selecting Craig.

Our Take On Tom Holland’s 007 Probabilities

It Is The Bond 26 Script That Will Be The Largest Decider

If the historical past of James Bond casting choices has demonstrated something, it’s that typically among the franchise’s finest decisions had been unable to be predicted forward of time. Furthermore, more moderen reviews have additionally pointed to present Bond producers, Amy Pascal and David Heyman, wanting to carry off on casting the function till the script is full.

With each Villeneuve and Knight now formally onboard for Bond 26, it can largely be their artistic choices in launching the subsequent period of the James Bond franchise that decide who the very best actor can be. Holland might at present sit atop an unconfirmed shortlist of attainable contenders, however that’s nonetheless a really great distance from being formally confirmed for the function.

Supply: Gordon Ramsay