Amazon’s extremely anticipated James Bond reboot is coming collectively very properly up to now. Far more properly than many anticipated following the studio and streamer’s takeover of the enduring motion franchise. With Dune director Denis Villeneuve now on the helm alongside Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight writing the script, followers are nonetheless awaiting the information concerning who will play the following 007. Nicely, the coveted function simply bought a superheroic new contender…
The present favorites for the function of James Bond proceed to be the likes of 28 Years Later’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson, The Gents’s Theo James, and former Superman Henry Cavill, with rumors claiming that the likes of Spider-Man star Tom Holland, Euphoria and Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi, and Babygirl and The King’s Man’s Harris Dickinson are Amazon’s prime three decisions. Nonetheless, it’s doubtless that who will play the function remains to be very a lot up within the air, with The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal Checklist: Darkish Wolf star Tom Hopper now placing himself and calling the function “the top objective.”
Showing on Andy Cohen dwell to advertise the Prime Video motion thriller spin-off The Terminal Checklist: Darkish Wolf, Hopper was knowledgeable that he has “proven up on lists for who needs to be the following James Bond.” Whereas his identify is fairly far down the record of alternatives, Hopper says it will be an “honor” to don the tux.
“The factor is, James Bond for any British actor is like the top objective, , so to even be in an inventory to be thought of, I discover that an honor in itself actually, so yeah. If the decision ever comes, I’ll have a dialog.”
Is Tom Hopper the Proper Match for 007?
Tom Hopper is finest acknowledged for his function as Luther Hargreeves, aka Quantity One, within the unorthodox Netflix superhero sequence, The Umbrella Academy. The chief of the titular superhero crew, Hopper starred as a part of a stellar ensemble solid, with the hit sequence wrapping up simply final yr. The actor can be recognized for roles within the likes of Sport of Thrones, Terminator: Darkish Destiny, Black Sails, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon Metropolis.
However would Tom Hopper be the proper selection for James Bond? The English actor definitely has an affinity for motion, however boasting a large body standing tall at 6’4’’ might in a short time flip 007 into an English Jack Reacher. Hopper’s subsequent function is certain to behave as the proper Bond audition, as he joins Taylor Kitsch and Chris Pratt within the upcoming motion thriller spin-off, The Terminal Checklist: Darkish Wolf. Starring as US Navy SEAL Lieutenant Raife Hastings alongside Kitsch as Ben Edwards and Pratt as James Reece, The Terminal Checklist: Darkish Wolf is because of land on the streamer on August 27, 2025, and you’ll take a look at the official synopsis beneath:
“Co-created by The New York Occasions bestselling writer of The Terminal Checklist, Jack Carr, and Season One creator-showrunner David DiGilio, The Terminal Checklist: Darkish Wolf is a prequel sequence with an origin story that follows “Ben Edwards” (Taylor Kitsch) all through his journey from the Navy SEALs to the clandestine aspect of CIA Particular Operations. The sequence is an espionage thriller that explores the darker aspect of warfare and the human value that comes with it. It additionally options Chris Pratt reprising his function as “James Reece.””