Next James Bond Odds Latest: Here are the 11 favourites for 007 role - as Scott Rose-Marsh and Aaron Pierre join frontunners

It has been over well three years since Daniel Craig’s hung up his tux after starring in his final James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die’.

Since then there has been feverish speculation over who will succeed him in one of the world’s biggest film franchaises.

A succession of big names have seemed to be in poll position to follow in the footsteps of Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan - as well as Daniel Craig.

In 2024 it was reported that Kickass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson had accepted the job, but the news was never confirmed.

And there is now further doubt about the recuitment process after Barbara Broccoli and her half brother Michael G. Wilson, who have effectively previously handpicked the actors to play the character since the 1990s, signed over ‘full creative control’ to Amazon MGM Studios.

But now a director has been hired, with Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve taking on the next film in the seies, following the success of his Dune franchaise.

It can surely now just be a matter of time before we hear who will be his lead actor.

Here are the latest 11 actors now tipped by the bookies to pull on 007’s tuxedo.