Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Henry Cavill are tied because the bookies’ favorite to develop into the subsequent James Bond.
William Hill has each Taylor-Johnson and Cavill at 2-1 odds as Daniel Craig’s successor, which comes after the latter was dropped from the position of Superman.
Taylor-Johnson was previously rumoured to be the frontrunner after he reportedly impressed producer Barbara Broccoli throughout a secret audition.
According to the betting firm, Tom Hardy is the third favorite at 6-1 odds, adopted by Regé-Jean Page at 8-1, James Norton and Chiwetel Ejiofor each at 10-1, and Douglas Booth, Richard Madden and Dan Stevens all at 12-1. You can take a look at the complete rundown right here.
Lee Phelps, a spokesperson for William Hill, mentioned: “I believe each can be an ideal match for the position, they’ve proven they’re superb within the motion style.
“However, producers did say that age was important to them and as Taylor-Johnson is 32 and Cavill is 39 that could be the deciding factor if they want a younger Bond this time.”
Taylor-Johnson had his breakthrough position in biopic Nowhere Boy, the place he performed John Lennon. His different notable credit embrace Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, 2014’s Godzilla, Nocturnal Animals and most not too long ago Bullet Train reverse Brad Pitt.
Last week, it was confirmed Cavill wouldn’t return as Superman following a gathering with DC Studios’ co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. The choice got here two months after Cavill made his return to the position throughout a post-credits scene in Black Adam.
The actor additionally stop Netflix sequence The Witcher again in October, with Liam Hemsworth set to take over the position of Geralt of Rivia in season 4.