Bond fans were surprised to see bookies suspend taking bets on the next 007 as reports emerged that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has won the role.
Fans of the 62-year-old film franchise have been anxiously waiting to find out who will be donning Bond’s tuxedo now that 56-year-old Daniel Craig has bowed out of the role. After years of speculation, reports have suggested 33-year-old action film actor Aaron will be the next star to play suave MI6 agent James Bond.
On Tuesday, Coral’s John Hill announced: “We have pulled the plug on our next James Bond betting to let the dust settle. If reports are to be believed, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who has been our favourite for the last 12 months, could be set to replace Daniel Craig.” And now Aaron is the front runner to take on the role in what will be the twenty-sixth instalment of the franchise and he will be the seventh actor to officially take on the film role.
It will also be the first Bond film to be released after Daniel last appeared in 2021’s No Time To Die - however, no new film title or release date has been confirmed. Film fans may already be aware of Aaron’s film back catalogue - which is filled with adrenalin fuelled adventures. Here are all the details of Bond favourite Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Aaron is an actor from England (WireImage)Who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson?
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a British actor who was born and raised in High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire - and was named Aaron Perry Johnson. He attended the Jackie Palmer Stage School in the town - where he studied drama, acting, acrobatics and dance.
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He started acting at the age of six - with his first break on stage being in a production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth at a London theatre and alongside Rufus Sewell. He broke into on-screen acting in the year 2000 with a small role in a religious film titled Apocalypse.
TV roles followed soon after with a role in a 2001 show called Armadillo and then he played a character named Zac Clough on ITV ’s iconic cop show The Bill.
Aaron won acclaim for his role as John Lennon in the 2009 film Nowhere BoyWhat films has Aaron Taylor-Johnson starred in?
While Aaron made his break into filming 2000, it was a few years before he broke into the spotlight on his own. He played Charlie Chaplin in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights and in 2008 reached heartthrob status in British romantic comedy Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.
He drew critical praise for playing John Lennon in the biopic film Nowhere Boy - and then broke into action films with the comic adaptation Kick-Ass in 2010 where he played titular character Dave Lizewski, aka Kick-Ass - a role he reprised in 2013.
Aaron appeared as superhero Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver in the Marvel Cinematic Films Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He played a character named Ives in the Christopher Nolan film Tenet in 2020, appeared alongside Brad Pitt in action film Bullet Train in 2022, and will this year be seen in Sony-Marvel film Kraven the Hunter, action flick The Fall Guy and horror film Nosferatu.
Aaron has been married to Sam Taylor-Johnson since 2012 (Getty Images)Who is Aaron Taylor-Johnson married to?
Aaron has the married name Taylor-Johnson after he married artist and director Sam Taylor in 2012. The pair controversially met in 2009 on the set of Nowhere Boy in which he played lead character John Lennon and Sam served as the film director.
Aaron was just 18 at the time and Sam was 42 and had divorced art dealer husband Jay Jopling the year before. Aaron and Sam announced their engagement at the Nowhere Boy premiere in October 2009. They went on to welcome two children together - while Sam shares two older daughters with ex-husband Jay.
The couple have previously discussed how they fell for each other - with Sam previously telling Harper’s Bazaar: "We were very professional through the entire film… No funny business at all… As soon as we finished, he told me he was going to marry me. We had never been on a date, or even kissed."
There are conflicting reports that Aaron will replace Daniel Craig as James Bond (PA)Has Aaron Taylor-Johnson been cast as James Bond?
On Tuesday, reports claimed Aaron had been offered the role of Bond. A source told the Sun: "Bond is Aaron’s job, should he wish to accept it. The formal offer is on the table and they are waiting to hear back... As far as [production company] Eon is concerned, Aaron is going to sign his contract in the coming days and they can start preparing for the big announcement."
However, movie bosses have since dismissed the reports as speculative. A production source told the BBC there is: “no truth in the rumours.”
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Before Aaron’s alleged casting was announced, bookies slashed their odds on The Gentlemen star The James landing the role. Coral’s John Hill said: “Theo James is currently starring in the Netflix series The Gentleman, and the back of the show’s success, he has been well-backed in our James Bond betting, as many punters believe he has what it takes to replace Daniel Craig for the iconic role.”
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