Jack Lowden should be the next James Bond, says wife Saoirse Ronan
nme.comJames Bond film, while also tipping her husband, Slow Horses actor Jack Lowden, to be the next 007.In a recent interview for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Lady Bird star shared her vision for her possible villain casting.
She did admit, however, that she’s yet to pitch the idea to Bond producer Barbara Broccoli directly.“I’m afraid to say it to her in person!
I know her a little bit,’ Ronan told host Josh Horowitz.When asked what her ‘affectation’ might be as a villain, such as an eye patch or a white cat, she jokingly suggested “a limp”.“I don’t know but I’m conscious of being blonde because I feel like a lot of villains in movies, they’re always like, make them super blonde and evil looking,” she continued. “I’d want to break [the trend], but honestly it’s whatever Barbara wants!”A post shared by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz)Horowitz then asked her who she would pick if only she could be the villain or Lowden could be Bond.
The actress smiled and replied: “He should be Bond. If it’s a choice between the two,” before laughingly adding: “Isn’t it nice that I’ve done that?”The identity of Daniel Craig’s replacement as 007 is still yet to be confirmed, although it was reported in March that EON Production had offered Aaron Taylor-Johnson the job after he impressed Broccoli in a screen test.The actor was asked about the rumours in April, but swerved the question, as he had done multiple times previously.
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