To hell with the hair – Aaron Taylor-Johnson will make a perfect Bond
You’d be forgiven for taking these latest James Bond rumours with a fistful of salt. Aaron Taylor-Johnson has emerged as frontrunner in the endless rolodex of names (Idris Elba, James Norton, Henry Cavill, Jodie Comer et al) rumoured to be stepping into the special agent’s Oxfords.
This rumour, though, seems to hold more water than the rest. For one thing, it’s the first time an actor has, albeit reportedly, been offered the part of 007 as opposed to merely “circling” it. The 33-year-old’s casting wouldn’t only corroborate claims from Bond co-producer Michael G Wilson that the team was looking for a thirtysomething, but also reports that Taylor-Johnson floored Barbara Broccoli with an incredible screen test in Slough two years ago. Even Taylor-Johnson himself, who has been wearing a suspicious number of Omega watches lately (Bond’s timepiece of choice), did not deny it.
Me? I am vehemently hoping the rumours are true this time
