{"id":372328,"date":"2025-08-25T12:44:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372328\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:44:12","slug":"austin-butler-on-if-he-wants-to-be-james-bond-in-denis-villeneuve-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372328\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Butler on if He Wants to Be James Bond in Denis Villeneuve Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Butler<\/strong> recently spoke about the prospects of being the next James Bond<\/strong>. Notably, in June 2025, it was announced that Denis Villeneuve would helm the next 007 feature, the 26th entry in the franchise. Butler previously worked with Villeneuve on Dune: Part Two (2024), portraying the character of Feyd-Rautha.<\/p>\n

Austin Butler wants to play the villain in Denis Villeneuve\u2019s James Bond movie<\/p>\n

Butler dismissed the casting speculations about playing James Bond in Denis Villeneuve\u2019s movie. \u201cNo calls as far as that goes, but I love that man [Villeneuve],\u201d he said during an interview with Hits Radio UK<\/a>. \u201cWould I play James Bond? I don\u2019t think that would be a good idea. Because I\u2019m an American. I could do an accent but I think that would be kind of sacrilegious,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Academy Award nominee further stated that the iconic character should be played by an English actor. \u201cThose movies meant so much to me, but I think that it\u2019s gotta be somebody who is from [England],\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n

However, Butler expressed his interest in becoming a villain in yet another Villeneuve project after Dune: Part Two. He said, \u201cVillain? That would be alright. I\u2019d do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is in line with what Glen Powell said about James Bond casting rumors surrounding him. \u201cA Texan should not play James Bond,\u201d the Anyone but You star told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The James Bond franchise is based on the titular spy created by author Ian Fleming. Over the years, six actors have portrayed 007 in the features produced by Eon Productions. They are Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig. Among them, Connery was Scottish, Lazenby is Australian, and Brosnan is Irish. Meanwhile, Dalton is British. So, there is a precedent of non-English actors portraying the character.<\/p>\n

The last James Bond film, No Time to Die, came out in 2021. The most recent actor to play Bond is Daniel Craig. At the time of this article\u2019s composition, the studios have not announced who will succeed Craig.<\/p>\n