Daniel Craig has been going on about how he can’t wait until he’s done with the whole Bond franchise pretty much since he started, but while loads of names have been thrown around for his replacement, none have really stuck so far. That is until now. Rumor on the street is that Tom Hardy will be taking over as James Bond and frankly, that sounds like a pretty great idea.
- Tom Hardy would be pretty perfect as James Bond. While frankly, my favorite theory was that Idris Elba was going to take over the role and really shake up the franchise (and bring some diversity as well), I suppose I can settle for Tom Hardy. He’s no stranger to action films and has plenty of charisma, so I’m into it!
- Nothing is confirmed yet but everyone has their fingers crossed. The news that Tom Hardy is the new James Bond role came from Emre Kaya at The Vulcan Reporter who claimed to have learned of the casting. She insists that it’s true, writing, “I also hope you understand that I am not the type to just take a popular fancast and run with it as a scoop. I expect the people who follow my scoops and know my credibility to help me with making this article stand out in comparison to the articles from the other news websites I mentioned earlier.”
- The official announcement was due in November. This again according to Kaya, who claims that Bond officials have decided to push the date back due to coronavirus, which would make a lot of sense. However, assuming No Time To Die isn’t delayed yet again, we should still know by the end of the year for sure.
- In the meantime, we still have to say goodbye to Craig. He was the longest-running Bond in history and will be back in No Time To Die alongside Dr. Madeleine Swan (Léa Seydoux), American CIA ally Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) and Blofeld (Christopher Waltz). Ana de Armas and Lashana Lynch are also joining the cast.
