I am pretty convinced that whoever is going to end up being the 7th official Eon James Bond is very likely still going under the radar and isn't going to be a high profile actor you typically see on the list. We know Eon haven't even started their casting yet so nobody knows, least of all bookmakers. That said, living in this awkward period of Eon seriously taking their time for Bond 26. I mean, no time to die, finished production in 2019 and Eon are still acting like they just finished it last Christmas and desperately need to recharge first. We may as well talk about the potential actors you see mentioned for Bond all the time and I picked five of them I could see as 007 and five of them I don't and I will zigzag my way through them. Let's go. First of, no potential Bond actors list would be complete without Henry Caffel and I never made it a secret in countless previous videos that I would totally be up for Caffel as Bond. As a matter of fact, I would go as far as saying he's the current best man for the job despite being a high profile actor and being Superman. But Caffel just has that Bond factor more so than any honor actor on the list. You know how everybody seemed convinced, Broston had the potential and deserved to be James Bond back in the 80s? People saw him as Bond before he even was Bond and I feel that is very similar nowadays with Caffel. Smooth with the ladies badass when he needs to be, he has the perfect look, he could do the outlandish but you could also do the gritty with Caffel or a little bit of a mix of both. Definitely an actor who should be Bond. Another actor that always seems to be on these lists is Idris Elba. For one, he's the oldest on the list currently 50 years old. I also did a whole video on should Bond be black that I don't want to get into for this video but in short I do believe having a cocaution Bond matters for the identity of the character of who James Bond is. That said and of course that's just my opinion Elba's name does seem to have been linked to Bond for such a long time and I do think he could still be a fantastic addition to the franchise in another part. Maybe as the villain in the same way they used Sean Beam for 006 who was also in the running to be the next Bond in the 90s. Elba has a very commanding voice and intimidating presence when he needs to and he could be a fantastic physical threat for 007 but I just don't think he's right to be 007 himself. Here's an actor I mentioned in one of my videos as far back as seven years ago for Micah in Top Bake Aiden Turner. I mean if Craig doesn't return I really hope it's gonna be this guy. I look back at the footage of that video and I have to say I haven't really changed my opinion on him that much. You look at Aiden Turner and you just see the Bond quality is ooze true. He just has that classic Bond look. The Connery asks Brown Hunter Eyes with a hint of danger in there. Classic Hansomeness he's at the right age and he still isn't an a-list star which could definitely work in his advantage. As much as Henry Caffel is currently my Top Pick he's probably also a bit of a dream joys and I think Turner is likely a more realistic pick that Eon might just set their eyes upon and I for one would still totally be happy to see that happen. I never really understood the appeal to Tom Hiddleston as Bond though. I look at him and I just don't see it. He seems to lack the classical Hansom look I associate with James Bond. In a way Craig doesn't necessarily fit that category either but he's very physically strong and charming in his own way. With Hiddleston he doesn't seem to really fit those categories either. I struggle to find any Bond-esque qualities Hiddleston has to be suitable for the part. Maybe others can totally see it but I'm simply not among those people. Another certain Tom H from England, Tom Hardy as Bond would work particularly well when paired up with Christopher Nolan in my opinion. Obviously Hardy is getting on a bit as well and especially considering the current pace in which Eon is releasing Bond films. But if they were to somehow pick up the pace and do a pre-sat trilogy much like a Dark Knight released in a tight schedule then I feel Tom Hardy is such a brilliant choice. Tom Hardy is like Al Pacino and Johnny Depp in the sense that he always completely changes his appearance when he's playing a character. He wouldn't look like Tom Hardy in a Tuxedo. He would completely transform into Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. For his age I think he still looks fantastic and if Eon were to ever offer him the part I have no doubt that Hardy would absolutely nail it. I think he would have that same effect as Daniel Craig did where nobody can see him do it but once he actually gets to do it he would blow it completely out of the park. Aaron Taylor Johnson was only featured on Bond lists since well this year really and he currently is quite the popular choice. I'm still not completely convinced though. I look at him and I still see that same geeky kid he portrayed in kickass but now just with a beard on it. There's something still quite boyish about him that I don't think suits my idea of James Bond. That said I also believe Aaron Taylor Johnson probably has the potential to change my mind and convince me otherwise. After all I was among the people that didn't think Craig was suitable to become James Bond back in 2005. He definitely proved me wrong too. For now though for me with Aaron Taylor Johnson it's still a no. Richard Madden has been on the list for quite some time mostly for his performance in the bodyguard and recently starring in the new Amazon spy series Citadel. For me I'm kind of in between on him. On the one hand he does possess most of the qualities. He's still very young he's good looking physically in shape and he can be very convincing but training a swath spy. On the other hand and I can't really put my finger on this he doesn't necessarily scream James Bond for me yet. I think he can do it though. Again he does tick a lot of boxes so for me it's a bit of a benefit of a doubt that approves him. It's very flattering to be involved in that conversation at all but it's all just talk and I'm sure next week it'll be someone different. I absolutely love what Terran Agiton did with the role as exe in Kingsman. He was super funny convincing badass and smooth when he needed to be. I definitely hope to see him return in the next Kingsman installment but for me he's a perfect exe. He's not James Bond at least not for now not yet. He's still way too boyous. It will be good to see how he ages and perhaps we should re-evaluate him in a decade or so but for now he's a fantastic exe but no James Bond. As for someone who is a decade older let's talk about Luke Evans. If Eon ever did decide to go with an older actor for Bond and again improve their pacing in which they release Bond films then I'd say Luke Evans is also great and perhaps an overlooked pick. He didn't necessarily come to my mind as a top choice but I certainly wouldn't hate it if he became Bond either. I can see the headlines of first day actor to play Bond and stuff but as long as he plays a straight Bond as the character isn't tender then yeah who cares I can see it he's in great shape he looks good he can do the swathness I think he would be a bit of a craic ask Bond that would pull off the lightheartedness too if he needed to. Lastly Killian Murphy who I think is a brilliant actor but is also getting on too much for the part of Bond reaches his 50s now but much like Idris Elba I think he would make for a superb Bond villain. I can picture him in sort of a lishy type of part or maybe more of the evil twisted genius type. I would still be very excited if he was ever brought on into Bond just not as James Bond himself. So that was my very quick look at five actors I can approve as James Bond and five I can't. Obviously there were way more actors to consider but these were just some I wanted to share some quick thoughts on. I'm very curious to see who your favorite picks are to betray the next James Bond whenever that ever happens. Thanks a lot for watching please subscribe if you didn't and see you guys in the next video. you