After months of hypothesis over him probably taking part in James Bond, Josh O’Connor is responding to the rumors.
The identify’s O’Connor. Josh O’Connor. Rumors started swirling final yr that Josh O’Connor was a possible frontrunner to play the subsequent James Bond. However since 007 productions are typically on the extra top-secret finish, nothing has been confirmed. However that additionally means nothing has been denied. Now, the actor is addressing these rumors.
Talking with Deadline, Josh O’Connor claimed that he’s at the hours of darkness about something associated to being the subsequent James Bond, though he sees the place all of the chatter began. “I have no thoughts, really. The truth is that … I think in the space of a week, I made a joke about, wouldn’t it be funny if I played Bond? Then, me and Daniel [Craig] did an Actors on Actors, and then something else happened, and then suddenly I was James Bond. If I am Bond, I don’t know about it.”
Josh O’Connor could also be telling the reality or taking part in coy relating to his Bond future, however quite a bit has been leaning his manner. The sitdown with Daniel Craig — who insists he doesn’t care one bit about who performs 007 subsequent — final month felt like an omen, whereas The Hollywood Reporter flat out made that prediction that O’Connor could be the one solid as Craig’s successor.
Both manner, I believe it is likely to be fairly some time earlier than we really know who would be the subsequent James Bond, as proper now, Amazon MGM Studios and Eon Productions are at odds about the place the way forward for the 60+-year-old franchise will go. That type of standstill — with Eon desirous to take their time in seeing the collection by means of its subsequent period and Amazon aiming for a rush job that will additionally see TV spinoffs — places a severe halt on issues. Sure, we’re all able to see who the subsequent 007 will probably be and what’s going to come of the Bond films, however it’s one thing that really wants time. And if time is used in the course of the delay to search out the proper match for the character, all the higher.
Of all the names which have circled James Bond as of late, do you assume Josh O’Connor is a powerful alternative? Do you see him touchdown the function?
