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Phil Dunster, the ‘Ted Lasso’ star famed for his function as Jamie Tartt, has been “quite firmly” turned down for the function of James Bond. The actor disclosed that his agent had a dialog with Bond chief Barbara Broccoli about him taking on from Daniel Craig, however the door was firmly closed on that chance.

As reported by The Sun on Sunday, Phil shared on a podcast: “There was a conversation one of my agents had but they quite firmly shut the door in their face.”

Meanwhile, Jennifer Salke, the worldwide head of Amazon MGM Studios, is working with Eon Productions and producers Barbara and Michael G. Wilson to chart the long run course for the long-lasting spy.

Speaking to The Guardian, Salke revealed: “There are a lot of ideas [about potential actors] that have popped up that I thought are interesting.”

She expressed that there are quite a few instructions they may take and emphasised the sturdy partnership with Eon and the producers, stating, “We are not looking to disrupt the way those wonderful films are made. For us, we are taking their lead.”

Salke additionally talked about that whereas followers are being affected person, she would not need an intensive hole between Bond films, saying: “The global audience will be patient. We don’t want too much time between films, but we are not concerned at this point.”

Speculation has been rife concerning the subsequent James Bond, with ‘Godzilla’ alum Aaron Taylor-Johnson reportedly within the combine for suiting up as the long-lasting spy. Even former Bond, Pierce Brosnan, who took on the mantle from 1995 to 2002, has thrown his help behind the 34 12 months previous actor.

In a candid chat on ‘The Ray D’Arcy Show’ broadcasted on RTE Radio 1, Brosnan endorsed Aaron by saying: “I think the man has the chops and the talent and the charisma to play Bond, very much so.”

On the heels of Daniel Craig’s swansong as Bond within the 2021 hit ‘No Time To Die’, the race for his successor is definitely heating up.

According to Gambling.com, Josh O’Connor has overtaken Aaron Taylor-Johnson because the bookies’ favorite with odds of 8-11.

It comes after the Hollywood Reporter predicted that O’Connor, greatest identified for enjoying Prince Charles in The Crown and Patrick Zweig in Challengers, will probably be forged as Daniel Craig’s alternative later this 12 months.