He is handsome, he is young, he brilliantly played the Duke of Hastings in
The Chronicle of the Bridgertons
and above all he has to take over in the cinema the character of Simon Templar in
The Saint
, the series which made the unforgettable Roger Moore famous. This rare pearl, perfect romantic hero of the beginning of the 21st century is named Regé-Jean Page and the English bookmakers are already betting on him to succeed Daniel Craig in the James Bond tuxedo.
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Graduated from the Drama Center in 2013, Regé-Jean Page is therefore the actor who has been rising across the Channel since his highly noticed role as Simon Basset in
La Chronique des Bridgerton
.
The fact that despite this undeniable success, he did not want to come back for a second season alerted the bondophiles who have been desperately seeking, for five years now, a possible successor to Daniel Craig, the current holder of the position of best agent of Sa very Gracious Majesty.
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007: a highly coveted number
The list of applicants for the much envied position of 007 - Daniel Craig would have amassed a whopping 150 million euros in five missions, - is therefore growing again and again.
The names of James Norton, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, Adrian Turner, Damian Lewis, Richard Madden and others have already rustled in turn on the Web.
A few weeks before the theatrical release of the very (too) awaited
Dying Can Wait
and before Daniel Craig's last lap, Barbara Broccoli, the high priestess of the James Bond saga and the sole decision-maker in the matter, has more than spoiled for choice ...
Dying Can Wait
by Cary Joji Fukunaga, with Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek ...