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Tom Hardy 'cast as James Bond' to replace Daniel Craig in new 007 movie
James Bond.After the news broke that Wirral-born Daniel Craig was stepping down after five outings as Bond, the rumour mill went into overdrive with fans speculating as to who could take over as the famous character.Hardy, 43, had long been a bookies' favourite to replace Craig but now respected movie source Emre Kaya at the Vulcan Reporter claims Tom had been offered the role in June after a successful audition.It's reported that Tom was to be announced as the successor in November, to coincide with the release of No Time To Die, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this has been pushed back.Now it's believed the announcement will be made later in the year or early 2021.Filmmaker Christopher Nolan, who worked with Tom on the 2017