Acclaimed British actor Aaron Pierre has joined the list of names being considered to take on the role of James Bond.
While rumors about who has been cast as the next James Bond have flowed pretty steadily in recent years, talk on that front ground to a halt when Amazon took full creative control of the franchise from the producers back in February.
While Amazon has made it clear they intend to reboot the franchise starting with a major feature film first, what approach they take is anyone’s guess right now and so it’s not clear what kind of actors they might be looking at.
Now, after several months of nothing regarding potential casting, industry scooper DanielRPK is claiming that Pierre is in contention for the part.
Pierre first came to attention for his role as Dev-Em in TV series “Krypton” before jumping up a step in Barry Jenkins’ “The Underground Railroad” series and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old”.
Last year however was his real breakthrough with the lead role in Jeremy Saulnier’s acclaimed action drama “Rebel Ridge” on Netflix, the voice of Mufasa in Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King,” and he’s about to be seen in a major role in the fourth season of “The Morning Show” on Apple. He’s currently filming a co-leading role as Green Lantern John Stewart in HBO’s “Lanterns”.
So far, the early reaction to the potential casting seems to be quite positive on social media. David Heyman and Amy Pascal are producing the new film which hasn’t set a director or production start date as yet.
