(Though Cavill did audition for Bond way back in the 2005-era for Casino Royale.) Timothy Dalton was 41 in The Living Daylights, while Pierce Brosnan was 42 in GoldenEye.īecause Idris Elba is 49, Tom Hardy is 44, and Henry Cavill is 39, they’re all seemingly “too old” to play a “young” Bond in a new set of movies. The tradition of Bond starting out a bit older began with Roger Moore, who was 45 in his first outing, Live and Let Die. And although he’s 54 years old now, Daniel Craig was 38 in Casino Royale. No, and George Lazenby was 30 in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Sean Connery was 32 when he made his debut in Dr. The idea of hiring a new James Bond in their early 30s is not nuts. For the franchise, they want someone who will carry it through the same way Daniel Craig did it.” At the end of the day, they want someone who will be Bond for the next three movies. According to Express UK - which may not have their facts straight - the rumored scoop around the next Bond goes like this: “The Bond producers are looking for a younger Bond. Turns out, the next incarnation of Bond might not be in his 40s or 50s, but instead an actor in their 30s. But there’s one specific reason why suddenly all of those guys might not have a shot at playing Daniel Craig’s 007 replacement. You may have heard the next James Bond would be played by Idris Elba, Henry Cavill, or Tom Hardy.
