Patel is lanky where Craig’s Bond was broad there’s a wiry energy to the young actor that has continued to sharpen ever since his big screen debut in Slumdog Millionaire. If Craig’s James Bond was meant to be a bulldozer of a man flattening everything in his path, consider Patel, 31, a scalpel of precision. Dev Patel John Phillips/Getty Images Dev Patel Kaluuya is a special talent that can push the aging Bond franchise into new directions by bringing a new perspective to the colonial Queen and Country sales pitch (bonus points if his Widows director Steve McQueen hops behind the camera). And his celebrated performance in Judas and the Black Messiah swiveled from empathetic to ambitious to independent, all good Bond qualities. His turn in Widowsshowed a previously unseen, and terrifying, intensity. His soul-bearing performance in Get Out revealed an actor unafraid of risk and deeply in touch with the emotional center of a character marooned in a precarious position. Kaluuya, 32, is already an Oscar winner with another nomination under his belt. Daniel Kaluuya Matt Winkelmeyer/MG18/Getty Images Daniel Kaluuya It also helps that Madden will be front and center of Chloé Zhao upcoming Marvel blockbuster Eternals. Budd’s combination of both physicality and vulnerability feels in step with the modern era. But it wasn’t until his pulse-pounding BBC miniseries Bodyguard, which became a Netflix (NFLX) sensation, that his candidacy became a heavyweight contender.Īs war veteran turned police sergeant, Bodyguard‘s David Budd allowed Madden to show off a more tortured and unstable version of heroism that aligns with the Craig era’s grounded approach to Bond. He’s even conceded that the all the casting rumors have been good for his ego. Madden, 35, has long been a popular fancast for the role thanks to his prominent place in Game of Thrones history. Richard Madden Dave Benett/Getty Images Richard Madden So to help jumpstart the search process, here are, in no particular order, a handful of names that we think should be considered for the role. The next James Bond actor needs to have the talent to provide a compelling franchise anchor, a track record that hints at a potential fit in the iconic tuxedo, and must be the right age to carry the series for the next decade (apologies to popular fancasts such as Tom Hardy and Idris Elba).
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