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Henry Cavill has returned to the top of the list, now the favourite to succeed Daniel Craig<\/p>\n
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Aaron Pierre has meanwhile dropped slightly in the rankings to 13\/2.<\/p>\n
However, Villeneuve\u2019s arrival has opened the door for some unexpected names, particularly actors he has worked with in the past. <\/p>\n
Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, the breakout star of Dune, has entered the conversation with odds at 7\/1. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jake Gyllenhaal, who starred in Villeneuve\u2019s Prisoners, is now at 10\/1, and Ryan Gosling, of Blade Runner 2049, follows at 12\/1. <\/p>\n
Significant changes have also taken place in the race to become the next Bond Girl. <\/p>\n
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Zendaya has emerged as the new frontrunner, overtaking previous favourite Lily James<\/p>\n
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Zendaya has emerged as the new frontrunner, overtaking previous favourite Lily James. <\/p>\n
With odds now at 5\/4, Zendaya\u2019s prior collaboration with Villeneuve and her international stardom have made her the most likely candidate for the role. <\/p>\n
Lily James has moved to 11\/8, and Anya Taylor-Joy sits just behind at 6\/4. Margot Robbie and Margaret Qualley remain in the mix but are seen as longer shots.<\/p>\n
The appointment of Villeneuve marks a potential turning point for the Bond franchise. His track record suggests a move toward a more character-driven and emotionally nuanced interpretation of the iconic spy story. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The race to become the next James Bond has seen a major shake-up following the announcement that Denis…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":221371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3935],"tags":[4781,77,627,3943,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-221370","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-celebrity","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-james-bond","11":"tag-movies","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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