Henry Cavill, though thriving in his career, went through several rejections from well-known franchises in the past. And the worst part was that his rejections were not a verdict on his acting talent, but rather the timing not aligning in his favor. While he was not youthful enough for Stephenie Meyer’s Edward Cullen, he was not old enough for the suave James Bond portrayed by Martin Campbell. After over a decade of his audition for James Bond, Cavill’s name is now in the mix as a candidate for the next James Bond, alongside Tom Hardy.    

Recently, cinesthetic, shared a clip of Tom Hardy on X, formerly Twitter, featuring Tom Hardy from the 2015 film Legend. The X page captioned the clip saying, “Which actor do you think should play James Bond next?”. This unleashed a wave of fan suggestions for the casting of the next James Bond. However, Henry Cavill’s name popped up after every two comments, making him a top fan contender for the role of Tom Hardy. 

The producer of the upcoming James Bond, however, has a different actor in mind for the role. As per Barbara Dana Broccoli, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is currently the hot favorite for the part. This poses a question mark about whether fans’ casting desires will ever come to fruition. Nonetheless, they did have some compelling casting ideas apart from Henry Cavill and Tom Hardy, that could bring an exciting twist to the franchise. 

Ever since the page shared Tom Hardy’s clip with the tantalizing question, fans have been flooding the comment section with their recommendations. 

Interesting fan suggestions for the next James Bond

Christopher Nolan is reportedly in the talks for directing the next James Bond. As per a source, the Oppenheimer director has plans to do something very different with the franchise. This gives a tiny ray of hope to fans who are demanding Henry Cavill’s addition to the franchise, as Nolan could stand in the way of Johnson landing the part in the movie. And this could also serve as an opening for these interesting fan-suggested actors’ inclusion into the James Bond world. 

The majority of the comments had the names of Henry Cavill and Tom Hardy. However, a fan also mentioned Robert Pattinson’s name, the actor who snagged not one, but two roles from Henry Cavill in the past. 

Fans also wished for the makers to cast either Cavill or Aaron Taylor-Johnson for the next James Bond. However, Tom Hardy still remained the most recommended star alongside The Witcher actor.  

Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender, and Sam Heughan were also some of the most-voted fan recommendations for the role. Even though it’s unclear who will take on the mantle of James Bond after Daniel Craig, considering Cavill and Tom Hardy’s impressive track records, it is safe to say that either of them could carry the role with excellence.

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