Who will be the next James Bond?
Ever since Daniel Craig announced that
Die Can Wait
would be his last appearance as 007, the question has been nagging fans and the movie industry as a whole.
A famous actor has come forward: Dwayne
"The Rock"
Johnson.
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The 49-year-old ultra-testosterone actor would see himself as the British secret agent.
A role that was inspired to him by the career of his grandfather Peter Faivia.
The latter had indeed played in
We only saw twice
released in 1967. He played a villain, accomplice in the assassination of Henderson, the local agent of MI6 in Japan who was to assist in his mission Sean Connery, the 007 then.
In an interview with the American magazine Esquire, Dwayne Johnson explained that he wanted to "
follow in his footsteps and be the next Bond."
There is no question, however, of entrusting him with a supporting role.
“
I don't want to play a bad guy.
I must be Bond.
"
Not before 2022
A new headliner that would give new impetus to the saga, and a daring bet both artistically and financially for EON Productions, the producer of the James Bond saga. Former wrestler
s
urnommé "The Rock" Johnson became the archetype of the hero invincible and virile, must in any action movie respectable. A status and appearances in blockbuster films like the
Fast And Furious
saga
that allowed him to become the highest paid actor in the world in 2019 and 2020. According to Forbes, he would have earned between $ 87.5 million between June 2019 and June 2020. His fee for the film
Red Notice
, recently released on Netflix, was $ 23.5 million. A big investment for EON.
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Dying can wait
, last stand or arm of honor of James Bond?
Barbara Broccoli, boss of the company, recently told Variety to be
"in denial"
about the departure of Daniel Craig.
The casting to find the new James Bond will not take place before 2022. Despite persistent rumors about a female 007, she made it clear that it was unlikely.
“James Bond is a male character.
I hope there will be many, many films made with women, for women, by women, about women.
I don't think you have to take a male character and have it played by a woman.
So yes, I see him as a man, ”
she said.
The door is open for "
The Rock
"
.
