James Bond star reveals why he won’t be in the next film

Ben Whishaw has opened up connected wherefore helium won’t beryllium successful the adjacent James Bond film, but helium is unfastened to a aboriginal return

The actor, 43, played instrumentality outfitter Q successful Spectre and Skyfall arsenic good arsenic successful the past movie with Daniel Craig arsenic 007, 2021’s No Time To Die.

As Queer prima Craig says goodbye to the superspy role, fans person been near wondering who is acceptable to regenerate him arsenic rumours swirl implicit the coveted spot.

Bullet Train histrion Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Man Of Steel and The Witcher prima Henry Cavill, Snowfall’s Damson Idris, Oppenheimer histrion Cillian Murphy and Luther prima Idris Elba person each antecedently been touted to play the concealed agent.

Whishaw, besides known for his roles successful the Paddington movies and NHS play This Is Going To Hurt, has shared wherefore helium doesn’t deliberation Q volition instrumentality for different adventure.

‘I don’t deliberation I’m going to beryllium successful the adjacent one. I deliberation they’re going to commencement each implicit again, and with a caller cast, a wholly caller cast, I deliberation that’s my hunch, but I don’t know. I person nary idea,’ helium said during an interrogation with BBC One’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

However, helium didn’t regularisation retired returning to the aboriginal arsenic helium admitted ‘I’d bash it if they asked me’.

‘But I… deliberation it mightiness request a benignant of caller lease of beingness and a full caller radical of people,’ helium clarified.

‘I deliberation it could beryllium bully for it, but if they asked me, I would bash it, of course.’

Fans person besides speculated astir who could beryllium the adjacent Bond girl, with Michelle Keegan topping polls pursuing her quality successful deed bid Fool Me Once.

Former Bond miss Gemma Arterton precocious opened up connected a peculiarly mortifying infinitesimal connected set erstwhile she was filming Quantum of Solace.

Speaking to Radio Times, she recalled: ‘I retrieve being connected a acceptable erstwhile and the manager said, “You’re going to shag connected the bed.”‘

She instantly objected, pointing retired that the country had been written arsenic off-camera. ‘I’d ne'er person accepted the relation if it was going to beryllium filmed,’ she clarified.

‘The different actor, God bless him, was mortified. There were precise high-profile radical there.’

Craig, meanwhile, refused to prosecute with a question astir his erstwhile career-making portion erstwhile asked astatine the Venice Film Festival press league if the adjacent Bond could beryllium gay.

The histrion sighed successful effect arsenic helium reached for a solid of h2o and was heard to mutter, ‘I mean, please…’

Director Guadagnino interjected with, ‘Guys, let’s beryllium big successful the country for a second.’

‘There is nary mode astir the information that cipher would ever cognize James Bond’s desires, period,’ helium added, portion Craig listened and gazed into the distance.

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