Sam Heughan’s James Bond dreams shattered by Aaron Taylor Johnson and Paul Mescal
dailyrecord.co.ukOutlander actor Sam Heughan might not be in with a shot of becoming the next 007 agent, as Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Paul Mescal could beat him to the role.The Scottish actor was voted by fans on JustJared.com as the next actor to play James Bond in 2022, with Sam himself retweeting the tweet and saying: "Ahhh license to thrill!
Haha thanks for the votes!".However, new odds have been released with Sam being knocked out of the running, with eleven other actors taking his place.The Outlander star had previously admitted that he actually auditioned for the role back in 2006 when Daniel Craig was hired, speaking on Alex Zane's podcast Just The Facts in 2021 he said: "I have been up for Bond, I went up when they did Bond 21.
It was an amazing experience and I was completely out of my depth."But I think now I feel the right age for it, I feel capable enough to do it, I'd love the opportunity to throw my hat in the ring.
Definitely."Although now FreeBets.com have crowned Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the favourite to become the new British Secret Service agent.Aaron is no stranger to action movies, after starring in the Kick-Ass movies, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Godzilla and Bullet Train.The 34-year-old English actor became the front runner after The Sun reported that he went for a secret screen test with the bond producers and Barbara Broccoli.
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