Here's the latest name to be linked with the role of James Bond, courtesy of 'The Exploding Pen':
We've got some great next Bond gossip here at The Exploding Pen with rumours that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a top contender to suit up and become the next 007.
Taylor-Johnson is best known for being the star of the popular Kick-Ass movies and is now widely tipped to be the next Bond after reportedly taking part in a highly confidential screen test at Pinewood Studios and impressing Bond producer Barbara Broccoli.
The British actor has recently been filming the action movie The Fall Guy and was pictured on set in Sydney last week. Could Bond now be in his future filming schedule?
At 32 he is the right age for the role as Bond producers have recently said they are looking for a younger Bond, preferably someone in their 30s, like Aaron.
In the six decades and 25 movies that Bond has graced the big screen, there have been many contenders for the most sought after role in cinema.
Many actors have come close to playing 007 including one of the most famous Hollywood stars of all time – Cary Grant.
Grant is best known for To Catch a Thief (1955), North By Northwest (1959) and Notorious (1946). His irresistable charm and good looks made him an obvious choice to play the British spy.
The actor had been asked to play 007 in Dr No (the first Bond film) by producer Cubby Broccoli who had the actor as his best man at his wedding.
Broccoli had a vision for the James Bond character and thought that Grant - with his talent and versility - could be a perfect match.
