Aaron Taylor-Johnson ‘offered James Bond role’

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00:00 Word on the street is that the new James Bond has been decided. And no, it's not Idris

00:05 Elba, Tom Hardy or Henry Cavill. It's none other than Aaron Taylor Johnson. You mean

00:10 Robbie from Angus Thong's Imperfect Snogging? Yep, him.

00:17 Although in recent times he's probably more famous for his roles in Kick-Ass and Avengers

00:21 Age of Ultron. According to a source, the actor is yet to accept the role, but it's

00:25 his should he wish to accept it. Apparently the formal offer is on the table and the production

00:29 company are waiting to hear back. Aaron's playing hard to get, how very 007 of him.

00:34 Speculation about who will be the next Bond has been off the scale after Daniel Craig

00:38 announced his departure from the iconic role following his last film No Time to Die. Idris

00:42 Elba was long tipped to play the world famous spy, but said he was put off the idea after

00:46 his race was brought into the public conversation around casting. Eon Productions are hoping

00:51 to film the 26th Bond film later this year and the script is apparently already in the

00:55 works. Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, have been sharing their opinions about the

00:59 decision and people are divided. One user said, "Been saying this for the last few

01:05 years. Excellent to see." While another didn't hold back saying, "With so many fantastic

01:10 options, this is a horrible one." One woman simply replied, "Who?" It's expected

01:16 that Taylor Johnson will sign the contract in the next coming days and the official announcement

01:20 will follow soon after.

01:21 (upbeat music)