The following James Bond race is hotting up with Callum Turner dropping his high spot to a brand new favorite.
Subsequent James Bond odds favorite Callum Turner dethroned by new No 1 rising star (Picture: GETTY)
May 2026 lastly be the 12 months that we discover out the subsequent James Bond?
It appears possible, on condition that Denis Villeneuve was introduced as director final 12 months, with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight on screenwriting duties.
The brand new 007 would be the first official one with out the Broccoli household holding artistic management.
Amazon MGM Studios’ reboot will launch followers into a brand new universe that by no means knew Daniel Craig’s deceased tackle Ian Fleming’s character.
Callum Turner has been the bookies’ favorite for a number of weeks now, having surpassed Aaron Taylor-Johnson, however now even he’s been dethroned.
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Callum Turner (Picture: GETTY)
In accordance Coral bookmakers’ John Hill: “After a surge of assist this morning, Jacob Elordi is the brand new favorite in our betting on the subsequent James Bond. It seems to be a two-horse race between Elordi and Callum Turner, and punters are siding with the Wuthering Heights star to assert the function.”
The 6ft 5 actor, who beforehand starred as Elvis Presley in Priscilla, can be the second Australian to play Bond after George Lazenby, if solid as the brand new 007. He’s even rumoured to have been in talks with the director.
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Jacob Elordi in Saltburn and Priscilla (Picture: A24/AMAZON MGM)
Because it stands Elordi is on 5-4 to be the brand new Bond, pushing Turner into second on 6-4. Additionally within the bookies’ race, which must be taken with a pinch of salt are the next: 5-1 Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 6-1 Henry Cavill, 8-1 Tom Hiddleston, 8-1 Theo James, 10-1 Anthony Boyle, 12-1 Harris Dickinson, 16-1 Jack Lowden, 16-1 James Norton.
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