Aaron Taylor Johnson Has Been Offered The Role Of James Bond Which Is Great News
BRIT actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is taking his martinis shaken, not stirred, after being formally offered the job as the new James Bond.
Insiders said the Kick-Ass movie star is expected to accept the role as 007, taking over from Daniel Craig, who has played MI6’s most famous spy for 15 years.
Eon Productions, which makes the spy thriller films, is on course to start shooting this year.
A source said: “Bond is Aaron’s job, should he wish to accept it. The formal offer is on the table and they are waiting to hear back.
“As far as Eon is concerned, Aaron is going to sign his contract in the coming days and they can start preparing for the big announcement.”
If you're not familiar with ATJ's name, it's most likely that you would know him from 'Kick-Ass', 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' or maybe 'Bullet Train'.
If you ask me, this is a tremendous pick for the role and I'll use a couple of his roles as reference points as to why.
Bullet Train: In this movie, he please a sleek, smooth hitman that drops one liners and kicks ass. That is the definition of James Bond. He also wears the hell out of a suit and has that signature accent. These are the surface level requirements for the role and he hits every single one of them with ease.
Outlaw King: This Netflix movie went kind of under the radar but there were a lot of great parts in this just-ok whole. One of the highlights was ATJ as Sir James Douglas. This was a great example of next-level acting which is what made the best Craig Bond movies great.
Look at that shit! DOUGLAAAAAAAS!!!!! DOUGLAAAAAAAAS!!!!! Absolutely love this energy. Now, I don't think Bond should be a bloodthirsty psychopath but some of that energy could be nice in the high-tension moments. Think about that scene in 'Casino Royale' where Bond gets his nutsack obliterated by Mads Mikkelsen. That's where we need that next level that most pre-Craig Bonds didn't quite have.
As a side note, I kind of wish they cast an American just to see the reaction of the red-faced, drooling ogres across the pond.
"Was e gonna do, shoo'up a sckool?"
"You may 'av Bond but a'lease we aren't a gaggle of fat racists!" (spoiler alert, they are).
Anyway, we actually interviewed both ATJ and his wife a while back. Nice dude! I hope they give him a killer director/writer/cinematographer combo like Bond got and let him cook.