Next James Bond odds slashed on star now odds-on to switch Daniel Craig as 007 | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Five years on from Daniel Craig exploding himself out of the 007 movie franchise and the actor to observe him will star within the reboot of reboots.

Not solely is the story ranging from scratch in a world the place Bond didn’t die, however it’s the primary official 007 movie to be produced with out EON Productions and the Broccoli household holding inventive management.

Instead, Amazon MGM Studios has employed David Heyman (Paddington/Harry Potter) and Amy Pascal (Spider-Man movies) to provide with Denis Villeneuve (Dune trilogy) directing and Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) penning the Bond 26 script.

Over the financial institution vacation weekend, one rising star has seen a surge of assist to bag the function of a lifetime and had his odds slashed from 10-11 to 1-2.

The star in query is Dua Lipa’s fiancée, Callum Turner, the 36-year-old Fantastic Beasts actor.

According to Coral’s John Hill: “Callum Turner is attracting significant backing in our market for the next James Bond. He is now the clear favourite, with the implied odds giving him a 67 per cent chance of replacing Daniel Craig.”

Take all of it with a pinch of salt however listed here are the others within the working for the bookies’ Bond race: 6-1 Jacob Elordi, 6-1 Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 8-1 Harris Dickinson, 16-1 James Nelson-Joyce, 20-1 Henry Cavill, 20-1 Jonathan Bailey, 20-1 Theo James, 20-1 Jack Lowden, 20-1 Anthony Boyle.