James Bond: Anna de Armas has chosen the actor to replace Daniel Craig

In 2021, Ana de Armas played Paloma, a CIA ally of 007, in Dying Can Wait opposite Daniel Craig. Her brief appearance in the film was so captivating that it was speculated for some time that she might have her own spin-off film, or perhaps become the first female 007.

However, speculation continues as to which male actor will play Daniel Craig as cinema’s most iconic secret agent. As Screenrant and The Playlist report, in a recent interview with Wired, Ana de Armas and her Ghosted co-star Chris Evans shared their thoughts on who should play James Bond.

When asked his name, Chris Evans solemnly replies: “I will doBefore admitting that he thought we’d add a “girl” after Bond, and so we were going to ask them who should play the next “James Bond girl”: He then came up with a joke that L. water.

After that, Ana de Armas gave a speech about her rather well-thought-out choice.

I think it would have to be Paul Mezcal.

A choice that Chris Evans supports. However, the actor has another name in mind for the role.

“Paul Mescal is brilliant. I’m on the Aaron Taylor-Johnson side.“

Paul Mescal and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Therefore, Ana de Armas’ choice of Aftersun star Oscar nominee Paul Mescal, who was also chosen to replace Russell Crowe in Gladiator 2, was held back. However, the highly sought-after actor already has a spy project: he will definitely star in the adaptation. A successful book series A spy by nature By Kevin Macdonald, a project that could turn out to be similar to James Bond.

As for the choice of Chris Evans to focus on one of his former colleagues from the MCU, with whom he starred in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, it is not trivial after Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who was recently seen in Bullet Train with Brad Pitt together, is definitely a favorite for the role. He would definitely be the current first choice of James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson. Indeed, a report that surfaced again in January 2023 stated that the producers had begun the search and called Aaron Taylor-Johnson to a meeting. The actor himself quickly responded to the rumor, neither confirming nor denying the story, only saying that he was “happy” to read the positive things written about him…

Producers looking for someone in their thirties could choose the latter, 32, for the role. However, the project itself still does not seem concrete and is still far from filming, which gives 27-year-old Paul Meskal time to “age” and prepare – if at all …

Many casting rumors have also mentioned Taron Egerton, Reg-Jean Page, Lucien Lavisconte, Tom Hardy, Ralph Fiennes or even Henry Cavill to play the coveted role – all British actors who would have the build to play such a role. their age. Only time will tell who will be cast as the next James Bond.

In the meantime, Dying can wait to resurface on Amazon Prime Video.