Tom Hiddlestone, next James Bond?

Since it hit the internet that Daniel Craig has ended his James Bonding days, movie goers have been awash with speculation and excitement over who could take over the super spy’s big shoes, and now – well, it seems that one self-nominated candidate may be in formal talks to assume the role, after all.

Reports have it that a well-placed insider has sent word that Tom Hiddleston A.k.a Loki, the infamous Asgardian Prince, is in “advanced talks” with Eon Productions to play cinema’s most famous protagonist. The actor has made no secret of his intense desire to take on the part.


While the transition from one actor to the next in the film series is nothing new – if chosen, Hiddleston would be the seventh James Bond – what makes this particular passing of the baton so closely watched is what it could mean for the newly-rebooted franchise. Casino Royale famously brought the character back to his roots, showing him on his progression to the accomplished, slick, gadget-laden government operative that the whole world had already fallen in love with.

Would Hiddleston and the next batch of movies continue this grittier, more realistic, continuity-resetting take, or would his casting prove to be another pivot to yet another direction for the franchise?