Did you think the choice of the next actor to embody James Bond was almost folded? We too. But a new competitor turns everything upside down.
Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi or Harris Dickinson. According to the latest rumors, it is one of these three actors who should have inherited the role of 007 in James Bond 26. And with the mysteries recently made by Tom Holland on the issue, there was All reasons to think that the contract was almost signed.
However, as if the project had not already known enough twists and turns (The tensions between Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson and Amazon, the takeover of the franchise by Jeff Bezos’ studio, the arrival of Denis Villeneuve behind the camera then that of Steven Knight in the script …), a new twist has just been added to the list. A new actor, which no one was waiting forwould have just got into the race for the coveted role of the secret agent.
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It is The Hollywood Reporter Who has been over of this rumor which could soon come true. According to the famous media, An actor would recently go to an audition with Denis Villeneuve To read some dialogues from Goldeneye from 1995. Difficult to think it can be for another film than the future James Bond. The mysterious actor in question that would have heard, even if it means toasting the much more renowned Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson is the British Scott Rose-Marsh.
Unknown to the battalion for those who would not have seen films like The Code of Silence of the Krays or Wolves of War (not so much known and in which he held secondary roles), is Rose-Marsh about to create the surprise? The choice of such an actor would sweep the idea more or less accepted that James Bond 26 would stage a young agent freshly out of the water. Rose-Marsh is indeed 37 years old and would have more The profile of an experienced 007.
Scott Rose-Marsh might have auditioned to be the next James Bond.
He was brought in to screen-test for a film and had to read sides from ‘GOLDENEYE’ and given one instruction — “Don’t impersonate a previous Bond”
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Between the question of age and fame, it is almost to wonder if the actor did not, in reality, interview for another role than that of the hero. However, still according to The Hollywood Reporteronly one indication was given to him before his hearing: “Don’t try to imitate a previous leap”. It is therefore good for the role of the agent that Rose-Marsh would be in the running, and a text reading in front of director and camera, it’s already A serious step in the casting process.
So should we believe it? Can we also detect, in this info, the influence of a Denis Villeneuve wishing to go in a different direction than that started by Amazon? It is too early to say, but one thing is certain: Everything can obviously change In this production that we thought were starting to identify.
