Cillian Murphy name floated for James Bond after ‘Oppenheimer’ success
Cillian Murphy garnered imense praises for his film ‘Oppenheimer’
Cillian Murphy, after making waves with Oppenheimer, is reportedly all set to take the role of James Bond who was later played by Daniel Craig.
The Peaky Blinder star, who received multiple triumphs for his role as American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, is now seemingly in talks to join the team to play the character of a British Secret Service agent.
As per the reports of The Sun, “Cillian is the toast of Hollywood right now and this would be the ultimate role.”
The source further shared, “This is a way to elevate the Bond franchise with an actor who is at the very top of his game.”
Barbara Broccoli, a James Bond producer has been closely monitoring Murphy’s acting for a long period of time.
However, the reports suggested that the production of the film will not begin until late next year.
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Murphy co-star Clay Bunker in Oppenheimer has also supported the concept of replacing Craig with the the Batman Begins star in 007.
He said, “He would fare beautifully. It's funny because Cillian is the nicest human but he has that dark side and there's a darkness to Bond.”
Craig went on to say, “We forget that sometimes Bond is like the character [Ian] Fleming created — a pretty dark character.”
He further shared, “He just happens to be on the side that we call good. Cillian has that ability to tap into that.”
Daniel was cast in five Bond films; Casino Royale was his first in 2005 and No Time To Die his last in 2021.
