A next James Bond favourite, who reportedly auditioned to replace Daniel Craig this summer, has hit back at "abusive hate" from 007 fans via "thousands of messages."

Austin Butler has set record straight on whether he would join the James Bond franchise as the titular character.The 34-year-old actor sparked rumours because the director working on the

Pierce Brosnan says he is game to dust off the tux—at 72. The former 007 admitted he’d “look at it in a heartbeat” if the next Bond director, Denis Villeneuve, “had something up his sleeve,” in an interview with Radio Times.

“Helen Mirren has called for the next James Bond actor to be a man, and after that support, Aaron Taylor-Johnson continues to be heavily backed in our betting for the role,” said Coral’s John Hill. “Taylor-Johnson is now as short as 1/3 to replace Daniel Craig, with Henry Cavill and Callum Turner next best respectively.”

"The Thursday Murder Club" star Pierce Brosnan revealed he'd be open to a James Bond franchise return if director Denis Villeneuve had "something up his sleeve."

Could an American play 007? Glen Powell doesn't think so, shooting down any rumors that he would be interested in playing James Bond.

Although Pierce Brosnan hung up his bow tie and golden gun in 2002, he would be up for a return in Denis Villeneuve's James Bond film 'in a heartbeat.'