In recent months, Josh O’Connor has found himself the subject of some speculation suggesting he could be our next one James Bond. So, what does the actor think about it?
“I don’t have any ideas, really,” he told Deadline this afternoon with a smile. “The truth is that… I think within a week, I made a joke, wouldn’t it be funny if I played Bond? Then, me and Daniel [Craig] Did casting happen, then something else happened, and then suddenly I was James Bond. If you’re Bond, I don’t know it. “
O’Connors’ comments came during an appearance on Deadline Sundance Studio to support his new drama, Reconstructionwhere he plays Dusty, a cowboy looking to start over after seeing his ranch burn in the devastating Colorado wildfires. Among those who appeared alongside him today was co-star Callie Reese—best known for her Emmy-nominated role True Detective: The Night Country — who joked on the prospect of playing Bond, “As long as I can be your friend.”
O’Connor is just the latest rumored casting for Bond, one of the most closely watched parts in town, at a time when the future of the franchise is up in the air. (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Regé-Jean Page, Sam Heughan, Tom Hardy and Henry Cavill are among others discussed at the same time as the franchise.)
latest james bond movie, No time to diefeatured the final appearance as Bond for Craig, who has been on the awards circuit this season with A24 gay. This movie is set to premiere in 2021, and at the moment, it’s still unclear when we’ll see another installment moving toward production. The possibility may be hindered by an alleged feud It was reported by the Wall Street Journalwhich is said to have led to a creative dead end. That would be between Amazon, which acquired Bond Studio MGM for $6.5 billion in 2022, and the Broccoli family, which controls the franchise.
In any case, O’Connor has a very full roster in attendance at the moment. He kicked off rave reviews for his work opposite Zendaya and Mike Faist in Luca Guadagnino’s Tennis Triangle Pic Competitorswill soon be seen starring opposite former Bond Craig in Rian Johnson’s new film Knives out film, A dead man woke upas well as Steven Spielberg’s self-titled event film for Universal and Amblin. Other upcoming projects include Kelly Reichardt Mastermind and Oliver Hermanus History of sound.
For a video of our chat with O’Connor On ReconstructionCheck back later.
