Michelle Keegan and Jodie Comer tipped for next Bond girl role
Michelle Keegan and Jodie Comer tipped for next Bond girl role
Let's press pause on the James Bond rumours for a minute and talk about one other equally pressing matter – Bond women.
With stars from Idris Elba to Richard Armitage all stated to have been in talks to take over from Daniel Craig, the query remains, who will be the next 007's main woman?
There's no denying that being a Bond girl is a coveted position in British cinema and it has been for decades.
As the subsequent film within the action-packed franchise attracts nearer, there was loads of hypothesis about who may comply with in the footsteps of the likes of Eva Inexperienced, Gemma Arterton, Halle Berry, Britt Ekland, and Ursula Andress.
And it appears like some northern talent is perhaps stepping up to the plate, with UK betting sites predicting Michelle Keegan or Jodie Comer could possibly be up for the job.
Gambling.com betting skilled James Leyfield offered his odds and evaluation on the newest favourites for the large position.
He stated that Killing Eve star Jodie, 30, is at present the 6/4 favourite on betting websites to be the subsequent feminine lead in a Bond film.
'The actress has had the right training floor in the hit BBC spy thriller Killing Eve, for which she landed a Primetime Emmy Award for her excellent portrayal of sociopathic assassin Villanelle,' he defined.
'She might be a great Bond woman however might be simply as effective as the primary villain within the subsequent Bond film.
'The British actress minimize her tooth in the likes of medical dramas Casualty and Holby Metropolis, in addition to faculty drama Waterloo Street, before getting her huge break as Villanelle.'
As for former Corrie star Michelle, the 36-year-old has confirmed her skills for gritty drama, especially in her current venture, Netflix's Fool Me Once, by which she took the lead.
The Harlan Coben adaptation noticed her play grieving mom Maya Stern, who spends the collection on a solo mission to research her husband's dying after showing to see him on her nanny cam when he was presumed lifeless.
'Like Jodie, Michelle, who's 5/2 to be the subsequent Bond Woman, began out in soaps, starring as barmaid Tina McIntyre in Coronation Road for six years. Meaning she already knows find out how to good a martini – shaken, not stirred – but more than that, she could possibly be a perfect MI6 colleague for Bond.'
Michelle won't be the only actress making the transfer from Netflix to MI6, although.
Other young actresses within the operating embrace Emma Mackey at 2/1 and Phoebe Dynevor at three/1.
'[They] each received their massive breaks in the leisure business thanks to large Netflix exhibits, but might they quickly be swapping Netflix for MI6?', ponders James.
'As Sex Schooling's Maeve Wiley, Emma has shown she will handle a posh character, whereas Phoebe – who, like Jodie, additionally starred in Waterloo Street – hit the large time after showing in Bridgerton as Daphne Bridgerton.'
Rounding off the record we've business's Marisa Abela.
She's additionally in the operating to be the subsequent Bond woman at four/1 on betting apps, odds which come forward of her starring position as Amy Winehouse in the highly-anticipated Again To Black biopic.
As for the subsequent James Bond himself, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is still the hot favourite, especially following earlier rumours that he'd already been capturing.
His odds are at 9/4, but the likes of Henry Cavill, James Norton, Paul Mescal, Rege-Jean Page, and Tom Hardy are nonetheless within the operating.
Who could possibly be the subsequent Bond woman? Latest odds
Jodie Comer 6/4
Emma Mackey 2/1
Michelle Keegan 5/2
Phoebe Dynevor three/1
Marisa Abela 4/1
Rachel Zegler 5/1
Meg Bellamy 6/1
Florence Pugh 13/2
Jenna Ortega 7/1
Naomi Scott eight/1
Anya Taylor-Joy 12/1
Dua Lipa 14/1
Alas, we'll have to wait sometime for any proper confirmation.
In October 2023, Barbara Broccoli, who runs the money-spinning 007 franchise together with her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, said that there's nonetheless a 'massive, huge street forward' in terms of 'reinventing' bond, following 2021's No Time To Die.
'Daniel gave us the power to mine the emotional lifetime of the character … and in addition the world was ready for it,' she stated.
She added to The Guardian: 'I feel these films mirror the time they are in, and there's an enormous, massive street forward reinventing it for the subsequent chapter and we haven't even begun with that.'
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