It’s official – Tom Hardy wearing a tux in new Venom film was a play for James Bond role

In the latest movie Venom: The Last Dance, the manager Kelly Marcel revealed she dressed Hardy’s quality successful a tuxedo for a precise deliberate reason.

In 2021, Daniel Craig holstered his weapons and performed arsenic Bond for the past clip successful No Time to Die.

Three years of rumour later, it’s inactive unclear which new histrion volition instrumentality up the spy’s licence to kill – but eyes are each connected Tom Hardy.

The histrion is nary alien to an enactment movie and appears arsenic an improbable superhero successful Marvel’s Venom franchise successful which helium plays Eddie Brock.

The manager of the Venom franchise revealed that she was bushed of the character’s casual attire – peculiarly known for sweaty tops and Hawaiian shirts – and wanted to marque a cheeky motion to the James Bond rumours that person been surrounding the prima successful the latest Venom movie.

Marcel revealed that she chose to formal hardy successful a suit – a debonair prime for the Bond hopeful – and a cheeky wink to the audience.

‘There’s ever been these rumours astir [Tom] playing James Bond,’ Marcel admitted successful an interrogation with The Hollywood Reporter. 

‘So I whitethorn person been showing what Tom Hardy’s James Bond mightiness look like.’

The manager has besides been rumoured to beryllium 1 of the directors shortlisted to nonstop the caller Bond, alongside Edward Berger, David Michod, Yann Demange and Bart Layton.

‘That’s an bonzer database to beryllium on. I was flabbergasted,’  Marcel says. ‘There’s ne'er been a pistillate Bond director, and of course, erstwhile you spot thing similar that, it’s conscionable incredibly humbling. So I’m grateful to beryllium mentioned alongside immoderate of those brilliant, superb directors.’

Hardy isn’t the lone actor rumoured to go the adjacent Bond. The Gentleman’s Theo James, Masters of the Air’s Callum Turner, Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page, and One Day’s Leo Woodhall are each successful the premix to play the iconic character.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is inactive considered the favourite for the role, but successful March this year, a root firmly denied his engagement erstwhile the speculation reached fever pitch.

Alongside the Bond rumours, a hot young acting mates could beryllium our caller James Bond and Bond villain.

Irish prima Saoirse Ronan, 30, shared her tendency to represent an antagonist that comes up against the iconic spy.

She added that her husband, Slow Horses histrion Jack Lowden, whose sanction has already been mentioned successful the premix for Bond, would besides beryllium a fabulous Bond for her to play against. 

Again thing has been confirmed by the creators and fans are inactive unsure erstwhile precisely the movie is acceptable to beryllium released. 

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