House Film Information Taron Egerton Says He’s Not Going to Play James Bond
The actor, lengthy linked with the position, says he is by no means been in discussions and is not proper for the half.
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When you might have your large break in an motion packed British spy sequence, and also you’re in your early 20s, the British media is just going to do one factor – hyperlink your title to a future casting for James Bond. That is the destiny that befell Taron Egerton, the proficient Welsh actor who shot to stardom in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service as Eggsy, a tough diamond in London’s East Finish who finally ends up recruited by an underground spy company designed to guard the world from terror.
Since then, Egerton – together with a number of others together with the likes of Henry Cavill, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy – has been mentioned as a attainable successor to the just lately retired Daniel Craig who hung up his shaken, not stirred, martini for the final time following the discharge of 2021’s No Time To Die.
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However the emptiness is not one which Egerton might be filling, having by no means spoken with Barbara Broccoli, the long-time producer of the Bond sequence, and that is one thing he is greater than content material with, as he defined to Complete Movie in an interview selling his newest position in a Vaughn film, the upcoming Tetris.
Yeah. I imply, I believe they’ve already acquired somebody, and it is not me. I’ve by no means been part of the conversations. I’ve by no means met the Broccolis. They’ve by no means enquired about me. I’ve simply by no means been one of many guys that they are taking a look at. I simply do not suppose I am the appropriate individual for that. I believe there’s a lot, a lot, a lot better candidates for that position than me. However, you understand, I might be a really prepared viewers member. They’re good movies.
RELATED: First ‘Tetris’ Trailer: Taron Egerton Battles the KGB to Carry the Good Recreation to the WorldThis is not the primary time that Egerton has said publicly that he would not be the appropriate match for the position, however this time it appears a really definitive no with regards to selecting up the Walther PPK and donning the black tuxedo. The very fact is, for all of the a whole lot of males who’ve been linked with the position of James Bond, there’ll solely ever be a tiny share that truly get to play the position, leaving followers and viewers with a mess of “what if?” moments of their minds.
For what it is price on Egerton’s half, he has beneficial his pal Richard Madden – additionally linked closely with the position, significantly since his look in BBC’s sequence The Bodyguard – and felt he would do the position justice, however added that he felt the producers would go in a distinct route.
Like Egerton, we eagerly await the reveal of the subsequent James Bond, and Collider will convey you information of that casting as quickly because it’s confirmed. For now, take a look at Egerton within the trailer for Tetris which streams on Apple TV+ from March 31.