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The James Bond race has just widened a touch with the news that Netflix heart-throb Leo Woodall is now seen as a favourite contender for the role. Handsome Woodall, 27, broke fans’ hearts as the troubled yet charismatic Dexter in the streaming platform’s adaptation of David Nicholls’ One Day earlier this year. Now it appears that off the back of that success, as well as his headline-grabbing appearance in season two of smash hit US show The White Lotus, the British rising star is turning industry heads.

James Bond’s tuxedo and licence to kill have been waiting to be inherited since Daniel Craig ’s final turn as 007 in 2021’s Die Another Day. Since then – and even before – there have been numerous British actors said to be in the running, from fan-favourite Venom actor Tom Hardy to The Witcher star Henry Cavill, Oppenheimer Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy and Poldark’s Aidan Turner. In recent months, Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been the hot favourite, sending the rumour mill into overdrive over his possible involvement with the franchise , ever since it was reported in December 2022 that he had apparently shot the classic 007 gun barrel sequence that appears in the official opening for every Bond movie.



However, recent odds have put Woodall firmly in the running – even above a past favourite. According to betideas.com , the star – who is currently shooting Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy alongside Renée Zellweger – is a new entry in the market at 7/1 to rep.

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