Aaron Taylor-Johnson 'offered role as next James Bond'

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is reportedly set to be the next actor to play fictional spy James Bond. The 33-year-old British star, who rose to fame as a superhero in Kick-Ass and played John Lennon in Nowhere Boy, has been touted as the next 007 for some time after Chester-born Daniel Craig stepped down. The Sun reported that Eon Productions, which has made most of the films in the series adapted from Ian Fleming’s novels, has offered Taylor-Johnson the main role. The newspaper said he is likely to sign the contract and start filming this year at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. On Monday, Ladbrokes said the actor, from High Wycombe, is still the favourite to replace Craig, who bowed out of the franchise in 2021’s No Time To Die.