Clooney also cites Turner’s comparative lack of “easy paychecks” over the years, in contrast to his more interesting roles, as a good reason to believe he’s proper leading man material. “Somehow Callum has weaved his way through all of the noise and found a place where people look at him and go, ‘There’s something with this young man.’ It’s exciting to watch people saying, ‘That guy — that’s a guy I want to follow and pay attention to.’“
When asked directly about the James Bond speculation swirling around him, Turner said, “I’m not going to comment on that,” later adding, “I’ll tell you what’s so funny about the Bond thing: Even your best friends ask you, people text you that you haven’t spoken to for 10 years — and you know nothing! It’s such a weird thing of something happening and nothing happening at all. I genuinely know nothing. I just find it quite amusing.”
Realistically, Turner is a solid choice for the new Bond. He’s young enough, but also looks like he could already be a bit experienced in espionage, given that he’s also the same age as actor Jack Lowden, the spy in Apple TV’s terrific Slow Horses. Callum is charismatic but has proved he can handle more serious roles, and also has the right physicality for Bond. More importantly, perhaps, people don’t immediately associate him with another iconic role, which might prove less of a distraction than someone like the hotly tipped Jacob Elordi, who many still think of as the manipulative and abusive Nate Jacobs in Euphoria.
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