Veteran showbiz correspondent Baz Bamigboye has a reputation as one of the most reliable sources for insider information. And his "Breaking Baz" column at Deadline has just given us a casting update for the new Bond film.Bamigboye's latest exclusive reveals that Denis Villeneuve and his team are hunting for "an unknown" British actor in his late 20s or early 30s to play the next James Bond. More importantly, Baz made it clear that "99.9% of the names we've heard speculated online so far won't make the cut." For fans who have been placing bets on established stars like Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, or Henry Cavill, that's an unfortunate wake-up call. Any Americans are also out. - YouTube www.youtube.com What Villeneuve Is Really Looking ForThe parameters are fascinating: British, male, young, relatively unknown, and capable of embodying Fleming's "blunt instrument" who can "kill you with his bare hands in a trice," according to Baz's sources. The emphasis on physical presence makes sense when you consider that Steven Knight, the screenwriter behind Peaky Blinders and Eastern Promises, is crafting a script that reportedly revisits Bond's Royal Navy origins.Who Are Potential Candidates?So who fits this profile? The casting net is suddenly much smaller. We have to think about British actors who possess that combination of classical training, physical presence, and relative anonymity that made Daniel Craig such an inspired choice back in 2005.“He’s always been this strange mix of blank tough guy and high-living secret agent, and that is the juggling act of...
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