Kick-Ass and Avengers: Age of Ultron star favourite to land James Bond role ahead of Lancashire actor Lucien Laviscount

The latest odds have been revealed into who could be the next James Bond – with Burnley actor Lucien Laviscount in the running.

By Dominic Collis

Published 4th Jan 2023, 15:46 BST- 1 min read

Updated 4th Jan 2023, 15:46 BST

As we reported yesterday, Lucien, who hails from Read, was being tipped by industry insiders to take over the iconic role of 007 from outgoing star Daniel Craig.

Lancashire-born star of Emily in Paris and Coronation Street Lucien Laviscount t...

However, probability calculator AceOdds has revealed that the hot favourite is now Avengers star Aaron Taylor-Johnson who is priced at 7/4 with a 36% probability.

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Lucien Laviscount attends as David Yurman Celebrates The Vanity Fair Oscar Party at The Wallis Annenberg Center on March 27, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)

Lucien, who attended Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe, is priced at 12/1 and an 8% probability.

As you can see, he’s up against some pretty impressive actors on the shortlist.

Here’s all the contenders and their odds:

Aaron Taylor-Johnson 7/4, 36%; Henry Cavill 9/4, 31%; Rege-Jean Page 11-2, 15%; James Norton 7/1, 13%; Tom Hardy 9/1, 10%; Sope Dirisu 10/1, 9%; Dan Stevens 11/1, 8%; Lucien Laviscount 12/1, 8%; Kingsley Ben-Adir 14/1, 7%; Chiwetel Ejiofor 16/1, 6%.

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