I Wants To Make The Next James Bond Film With Christopher Nolan- Tom Hardy

Daniel Craig hasn’t officially departed the franchise, but he’s also not terribly keen on returning. Sam Mendes, meanwhile, has also said that he probably won’t be coming back for more. As such, the rumour mill has been piping hot with names who could possibly replace those two and one actor who keeps popping up again and again to step in for Craig is Tom Hardy. Alongside Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston, he’s perhaps one of the most popular choices and it’s easy to see why.

The Daily Beast recently sat down with Hardy to discuss his new show Taboo and asked him about his thoughts on playing Bond. While he refused to comment on it directly, which is no surprise, he did mention that he’d love to see Christopher Nolan direct.

He said “You know, there’s a saying amongst us in the fraternity of acting, and in the fellowship of my peer group, that if you talk about it you’re automatically out of the race. So I can’t possibly comment on that one! If I mention it, it’s gone. But Chris Nolan, what a fantastic director for a Bond movie. Because Daniel (Craig) is so good, and what (Sam) Mendes and Barbara (Broccoli) have done has been so impressive, that it would be a very hard re-imagination to follow after. I wonder what the next installment of that franchise would become, and I think when you mention someone like Christopher Nolan, that’s a very powerful figure to bring into that world who could bring something new and create something profound…again.”

The last entry, Spectre, was far from the worst outing for 007 that we’ve seen, but it underwhelmed on almost every count and with both Craig and Mendes clearly not too eager to make more James Bond films, it really wouldn’t be a bad idea to get some new talent both in front of and behind the camera. Like we said, the 25th entry is a pretty big deal and the studio needs a home run. There are few individuals in Hollywood who could guarantee that, but Christopher Nolan and Tom Hardy are certainly two of them.