Rege Jean Page

NEXT JAMES BOND hopeful Tom Hardy has had some rotten luck in recent weeks as he has fallen behind in the Bond odds to replace Daniel Craig.

I think that’s the way to go forward." I hope I’ve left it in a good place and I hope the next person can just make it fly. Henry Cavill is currently second place in the Bond odds. It’s an amazing franchise, I still think there’s a lot of stories to tell.” But yes, I would love to play Bond, it would be very, very exciting," The Witcher star recently confessed on The Graham Norton Show. "If [Bond bosses] Barbara [Broccoli] and Mike [G Wilson] were interested in that, I would absolutely jump at the opportunity. Not only has he lapped up praise from fans and critics for appearing in various Christopher Nolan movies (including the Batman series) he has also had some great success in more commercial entities. The young star would certainly be a welcome change from the traditional image of the international spy. At this stage, it’s all up in the air. But will he be able to heed Craig's advice to the next Bond? The official announcement will likely hit later this year, but until then, the bookies are all fans have to go on. However, he wouldn't publicly comment on the topic.