Josh O’Connor has coy response to James Bond rumours
Josh O’Connor has coy response to James Bond rumours
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Theories about who will play the next James Bond have been swirling for a while. Now one frontrunner has addressed the claims. After starring alongside Daniel Craig in Variety’s Actors on Actors series, fans were convinced it was simply the industry foreshadowing that Josh O’Connor would take over as 007.
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If true, it would have been a great introduction to the role for the star. Unfortunately, it’s not. Josh, 34, known for portraying a young King Charles III in Netflix’s The Crown, as well as starring in Challengers, La chimera and Lee, has an impressive portfolio.
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His most recent work, a drama titled Rebuilding, is being showcased at the annual Sundance Film Festival this month, which is also where he told Deadline that the rumours about him playing Bond are just that, rumours. Speaking to the news outlet, he reportedly smiled as he was asked his thoughts on the matter, admitting: ‘I have no thoughts, really.
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‘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.’. He continued to say: ‘If I am Bond, I don’t know about it.’.
![[James Norton in all black suit against red background]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233741397-7b51.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
It’s another blow for fans who have been patiently waiting to find out who will take over for Daniel, 56, after he left the franchise in 2021 with his final Bond film, No Time To Die. Since the highly anticipated role became available, there have been many rumours and theories about who could star as the MI6 spy, with huge Hollywood names being thrown in the ring.
![[Idris Elba in black suit against blue background]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_236045184-146d-e1737969208222.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
