How An Emily In Paris Actor Has Reportedly Landed In The Running For James Bond - CinemaBlend

Long earlier we watched Daniel Craig’s James Bond tally come to a fiery extremity successful 2021’s No Time to Die, speculation was rampant astir who would win him arsenic the suave spy. While that question continues to officially stay unanswered, expected candidates to instrumentality implicit arsenic Bond are often brought to the table, with 1 of the much caller examples being Bullet Train and Kraven the Hunter prima Aaron Tayor-Johnson. Now an histrion from the deed Netflix amusement Emily successful Paris has reportedly landed successful the moving to beryllium the adjacent James Bond.

Nearly 2 weeks aft Emily successful Paris Season 3 premiered to Netflix subscribers, Lucien Laviscount, who plays Alfie, the fellow to Lily Collins’ rubric character, successful the show, is said to person “caught the eye” of shaper Barbara Broccoli, who controls the James Bond franchise with her half-brother Michael G. Wilson. According to The Daily Mail, Broccoli and different producers are “keen to person an ethnic-minority prima to play 007 truthful the franchise is reflective of modern society.” Conversely, immoderate executives are allegedly “fearful” that Laviscount’s quality connected Celebrity Big Brother backmost successful 2011 could harm his chances of being formed arsenic Bond due to the fact that the erstwhile actors formed arsenic the quality “have been much highbrow.”

Given however often James Bond candidates travel retired of the woodwork, 1 should instrumentality Lucien Laviscount’s chances of being arsenic 1 of cinema’s astir fashionable characters with a atom of brackish for now, assuming helium is so being looked astatine for the role. That having been said, due to the fact that it was rumored successful August that someone successful their 30s volition beryllium formed arsenic the adjacent James Bond, Lucien Laviscount fits this measure perfectly astatine precisely 30 years aged arsenic of this writing. Plus, there’s nary denying that the histrion would look astonishing wearing a tuxedo, a Bond manner staple.

Along with his clip connected Emily successful Paris, wherever helium started retired arsenic a recurring subordinate successful Season 2 and was upgraded to main formed subordinate the pursuing season, Lucien Laviscount’s different notable credits see Coronation Street, Scream Queens, Snatch, Kathy Keene and Your Christmas oregon Mine?. Given however Emily successful Paris continues to execute good connected Netflix, adjacent if Laviscount doesn’t extremity up being formed arsenic James Bond, 1 would ideate it’s lone a substance of clip until he’s scooped up for a relation successful a antithetic franchise, whether it beryllium successful a starring oregon supporting capacity.

Keep your eyes primed connected CinemaBlend for much James Bond news, including erstwhile Daniel Craig’s successor, beryllium it Lucien Laviscount oregon idiosyncratic else, is officially announced. In the meantime, consciousness escaped to work our sum connected past James Bond movies, including the 2 franchise entries Monica Bellucci auditioned for anterior to landing Spectre, arsenic good arsenic Denise Richards defending her overmuch criticized Bond role successful The World is Not Enough.