The long-awaited announcement in regards to the new 007 will not be far-off – Muddy River Information

1. The wait shouldn’t be for much longer, at worst by the tip of the calendar 12 months.

Information on what actor would be the new James Bond ought to floor within the not-too-distant future since each a brand new director and author for the famed film sequence are actually established. European betting strains — and Las Vegas, too — have been ramping up in latest weeks on which actor (and, sure, will probably be a male) shall be inheritor to the 007 title that Daniel Craig had worn since 2006.

This a lot we all know — director Denis Villeneuve and author Steven Knight have indicated they doubtless need the brand new Bond to be an actor in his 30s so the character can evolve over the decade-plus that he’ll doubtless personal the position. That every one however eradicated a few earlier favorites in Idris Elba and Henry Cavill. Elba, who performed Russell “Stringer” Bell in “The Wire,” is already 52. Cavill, finest recognized for his casting as a super-hero and one of many earlier favorites to be the following Bond, is 42.

Proper now, these look to be the main contenders:

1. Aaron Taylor-Johnson: He’s obtained essentially the most ink over the previous couple of years — and particularly in latest months — as the favourite to be the following Bond. That momentum has by no means been stronger than now, boosted by his latest tole in “28 Years After”. He’s additionally near the “excellent age” the filmmakers are in search of: 35.

2. Callum Turner: He’s a comparatively late arrival within the race, however picked up momentum following his efficiency in “Masters of the Air”. Like Taylor-Johnson, Turner additionally has “the look” to be the world’s most well-known undercover agent. And for these protecting rating, Turner can be 35.

3. Cavill: I’ll be shocked if he’s chosen, however oddsmakers nonetheless have him within the hunt. 

Longshots: Theo James, Jack Lowden, Tom Holland, Harris Dickinson, James Norton, Tom Hardy and Rene-Jean Web page.

Facet be aware: When the hunt for the brand new Bond started following “No Time to Die” in 2021, I used to be pulling for Elba to be the brand new Bond, however the longer the method lasted, the extra satisfied I got here he had no probability due to his age. And that’s a disgrace. I feel the audiences would have cherished him.

Facet be aware II: I might don’t have any drawback with both Taylor-Johnson or Turner, however my intestine tells me will probably be Taylor-Johnson.

2. Do you know (Half 463)

• That Sean Connery wore a toupee in all of his James Bond movies.
• That “Goldfinger” was each the primary movie by which Bond drove an Aston Martin.
• That Pierce Brosnan was the deadliest Bond. In “Goldeneye” alone he ended 47 lives. In distinction, Roger Moore solely does away with one particular person in “The Man with the Golden Gun,” the movie with the bottom Bond kill depend.
• That throughout the filming of “Tomorrow By no means Dies (1997),” greater than 15 BMW 750s have been destroyed.
• That within the novels, James Bond grew to become 007 at age 38. Out of the varied actors which have performed the position, Daniel Craig is the one one to have earned his ‘00’ standing on the identical age.

3. The NFL simply launched its franchise valuations getting into the 2025 season.

Listed below are the 5 most precious:

• 1. Dallas, $12.8 billion.
• 2. Los Angeles Rams, $10.4 billion.
• 3. New York Giants, $10.3 billion.
• 4. New England, $8.8 billion.
• 5. San Francisco, $8.7 billion.

And listed here are the 5 least useful:

• 1. Cincinnati, $5.5 billion.
• 2. Jacksonville, $5.57 billion.
• 3. New Orleans, $5.63 billion.
• 4. Arizona, $5.7 billion.
• 5. Indianapolis, $5.72 billion.

Steve Thought O’ The Day — How a lot have the worth of NFL franchises elevated? In 2000, simply 25 years in the past, the Cowboys, additionally ranked No. 1 at the moment, have been valued at $464 million.