Aaron Taylor-Johnson Expertly Dodges a Question About Those James Bond Casting Rumors

Mar. 15, 2025

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (left); Daniel Craigh in 2021’s No Time to Die (right).Photo:Jamie McCarthy/WireImage; Alamy

Jamie McCarthy/WireImage; Alamy

Aaron Taylor-Johnsonis finding new ways to evade questions regarding thoseJames Bondcasting rumors.

At the New York City premiere of his superhero movieKraven the Hunteron Tuesday, Dec. 10, Taylor-Johnson, 34, laughed whenEntertainment Tonightasked about his reaction to fans who want him to suit up as the 007 spy.

“I would say come seeKravenbecause that’s what out this weekend and it’s not going to disappoint,” the actor said. “I promise you that, guys.”

Taylor-Johnson has gained significant practice dodging questions about the iconic British spy film series in recent years.Daniel Craigexited the franchise following 2021’sNo Time to Die, and while the film’s producers have remained coy about how close they are toannouncing a new actor, U.K. newspaperThe Sunreported that Taylor-Johnson had secured the role “should he wish to accept it.”

Aaron Taylor-Johnson on Dec. 10, 2024.Cindy Ord/Getty

Cindy Ord/Getty

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The producers behind the James Bond movies, siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, most recently shared something of an update on casting a new actor to portray 007 when they spoke with theAssociated Pressin November and called it “a big decision.”

In that article, the AP noted that Broccoli and Wilson said the next Bond will be a man who is likely in his 30s. As the outlet reported,casting a white actor in the role is not a given.  “Every time we cast a new actor, the films change. It’s the excitement of a new Bond, a new direction,” Wilson told the AP. “Every one of these people who took on the role offered something new and different.”

Kraven the Hunteris in theaters Friday, Dec. 13.

source: people.com