Actor Jack O’Connell has been talked about as a possible candidate to play James Bond a number of occasions lately.
Within the wake of “No Time to Die,” little progress has seemingly been made on the following Bond movie and while rumors have flown across the previous few years, none of them have gained any actual traction past the tabloids.
We do know producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have beforehand indicated that when casting does get underway they intend to take a look at male actors at present of their thirties for the half.
Past that there’s fairly a variety with “Unbroken,” “Starred Up” and “71” star O’Connell talked about in studies alongside the likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Rege Jean-Web page and Dev Patel.
Talking with Whole Movie Journal lately, O’Connell was requested if he’d have an interest within the position, and he appears open to it:
“I imply, hear, if one thing like that comes my approach, certain. I’d simply deal with it the identical approach: I’d learn it, see who’s directing. Do they need me? Cool. Let’s chat. Is the script belting? Then cool. OK, let’s positively chat.
It’s not one thing I’m going to show my nostril up at. I’m certain there’s an extended, lengthy checklist. I’m certain that checklist is extremely aggressive, and I’m certain that there are some phenomenal actors being thought-about for it.
If I’m someplace alongside that checklist – good. That, in itself, is an achievement. However, once more, numerous that stuff – as you discover with quite a bit on this trade – is out of my fingers. You simply roll with the punches.”
O’Connell was most lately seen in Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” and can quickly seem within the Amy Winehouse biopic “Again to Black” releasing in Could.
Eventually report Barbara Broccoli stated final month that “nothing is occurring but” regarding the subsequent movie. For now, it’s trying like a number of years earlier than 007 graces the display once more.