‘I would jump at the chance’: Luke Evans confirms he would love to star as the ‘phenomenal’ James Bond but would find it ‘daunting’ following in Daniel Craig’s footsteps
Luke Evans has said he would ‘jump at the chance’ to play the ‘phenomenal’ James Bond as he hopes to land the role following Daniel Craig’s fifth and final installment in the franchise.
The Welsh actor, 42, hopes his acting portfolio stands him in good stead as he admitted it would be ‘daunting’ to play 007 following the Layer Cake star, 53.
He said to The Mirror on Tuesday: ‘I think I’ve cut my teeth very well in movies I’ve done and I’ve enjoyed every second of it. It’s a phenomenal job, a phenomenal franchise, an incredible role.
Aim: Luke Evans has said he would ‘jump at the chance’ to play the ‘phenomenal’ James Bond as he hopes to land the role following Daniel Craig’s fifth and final installment in the franchise
‘I have to say though, it’s a daunting task for any actor to play the role after Daniel Craig. No one knows what’s happening.
‘It’s a very secretive process and it’s a wonderful role. I would jump at the chance, as would many actors in my position, so we shall see.’
If Luke becomes the next James Bond, he will be the second Welsh actor to star as the secret agent following Timothy Dalton.
Tom Hardy, James Norton, Cillian Murphy, Sam Heughan and Tom Hiddleston are all believed to be in the running for the role.
Eye on the prize: He said to The Mirror on Tuesday: ‘I think I’ve cut my teeth very well in movies I’ve done and I’ve enjoyed every second of it. It’s a phenomenal job, a phenomenal franchise, an incredible role’
Regé-Jean Page has also been pegged as a favourite for the MI6 agent. MailOnline have contacted James Bond reps for further comment.
Meanwhile, the hotly-anticipated James Bond film No Time To Die is reportedly set to have the world’s biggest premiere when it is released in September.
According to reports from The Mirror on Saturday, MGM and the film’s producers are said to have set aside £10 million for the grand event in the UK.
It was claimed that those behind-the-scenes are keen to have the premiere take place in a large London stadium like Wembley Arena.
A source speaking to the publication claimed: ‘They think they can pull off the biggest in-person premiere of the post-pandemic era, and have already put aside a whopping £10million for an event in England that will signal the return of these kinds of flashy movie launches that everybody’s been missing for the last year.
Competition: Tom Hardy (left), James Norton (centre), Cillian Murphy (right), Sam Heughan and Tom Hiddleston are all believed to be in the running for the role
Star: Regé-Jean Page has also been pegged as a favourite for the MI6 agent
‘They are looking at the biggest venues in London, starting with Wembley and going down from there, and have enquired about the Staples Center in Los Angeles for a US premiere.
‘MGM and the Bond team have never liked the idea of launching this movie without a red carpet event, which is one of the many reasons they’ve rolled with all the delays.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives of the James Bond franchise for further comment.
The much anticipated blockbuster has seen its planned premiere pushed back multiple times due to the Covid pandemic, after originally being slated to come out in April 2020.
But following Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the government hope to end all lockdown restrictions on June 21, it was reported in February that No Time To Die’s release was brought forward to 30 September.
Exciting: The blockbuster has seen its planned premiere pushed back multiple times due to the Covid pandemic, and is now slated for release on September 30
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