The James Bond franchise is widely regarded as one of the most influential movies in the detective genre. Spanning across numerous films, the franchise cast some of the most legendary actors to play Agent 007. In recent years, Daniel Craig took up the iconic role and undoubtedly established himself as one of the finest to portray James Bond. With No Time To Die in 2021, the actor marked his last appearance as James Bond. And ever since, fans are eagerly waiting for a successor, who will be taking up the mantle after Craig. While fans have put forth potential candidates, there seems to be a new favorite to become the next 007.

We are no strangers to the drama that surrounds the search for the next 007. Given the high standards set by Craig, with his role as 007, fans have been discerning their preferences mindfully. One of the most popular contenders for the role has been Henry Cavill. Many fans have garnered the internet by storm vouching for the Enola Holmes star to be the next James Bond. As surprising as it sounds, new data collected by Taboola suggests that the Game Of Thrones star Richard Madden has emerged as the new forerunner for the next James Bond, as reported by Express.

The surge in his popularity is due to the release of Madden’s new show, Citadel which also stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas in it. The reports reveal that the actor saw a spike of +2345 percent in readership over the past three months. The Bodyguard actor has surpassed Henry Cavill and Tom Hardy as the new fan-favorite choice.

The data has been collected from nearly 9000 publishing partners and news sites. Furthermore, there seems to be another actor who the fans have been supporting. Following Madden is Cillian Murphy with a +1410 percent spike in readership, who is all set to star in the upcoming film Oppenheimer. The anticipation around James Bond movies is all justified as even directors too are in the race to direct at least one movie from the franchise. However, not all are able to do so.

The time when James Bond producers rejected Quentin Tarantino’s 007 movie

Quentin Tarantino is undoubtedly one of the greatest directors of our generation. Throughout his career, the director gave Hollywood some of its most popular movies. Often working on original scripts, Pulp Fiction has often proved to be an obsessive cinephile. And, it might surprise you to know, but the 007 producers once rejected Tarantino.

As reported by FandomWire, the director had plans to direct a spinoff on the popular Casino Royale movie before Daniel Craig’s adaptation came up. But when he reached out to the producers of 007, they waved off the idea and sadly Tarantino could not bring his dreams to life. If not now, we hope that maybe in the future we will see Tarantino bringing his vision of 007 alive on the silver screen.

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