The saga ofJames Bond 25continues and at the moment, all bets are on. For months we have heard reports aboutDaniel Craigseemingly ready to abandon the franchise, with Sony and MGM doing everything they can to keep him onboard for at least one more movie. Recently,Daniel Craigwalked back his previous “slash my wrists” comment and stated that he would miss being Bond. Now, the odds have tipped heavily in his favor, according to some sports betting professionals.
SportsBettingExperts.comrecently published a new list of actors and the odds of them playing 007 in the nextJames Bondmovie. Because ofDaniel Craig’s recent comments, he is now heavily favored to return for a fifth go as Bond inJames Bond 25. For those who get betting odds, he is now going off at -175. Basically, the (-) figure is the favorite and the (+) figure is the underdog.Craigwas listed as the favorite in this report with a list of others with varying odds as a potential replacement. This is the first time in months thatDaniel Craighas been the favorite, but his recent comments are pretty convincing. In case you missed it, here is what the actor said during a Q&A with Vulture.
“Everyone’s a bit tired. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve got the best job in the world. I’ll keep doing it as long as I still get a kick out of it. If I were to stop doing it, I would miss it terribly.”
Daniel Craigalso explained that his previous comments were made the day after he finished filming onSpectreand that he had been away from home for quite some time, which contributed to his lack of optimism. He also claimed that the reports of Sony offering to pay him upwards of $150 million for two moreJames Bond movieswere not at all true. So assumingDaniel Craigdoesn’t wind upreturning, who is next in line according to odds makers?Mad Max: Fury RoadstarTom Hardy, who is going off at +275. The report claimed thatTom Hardyhas largely been favored in the media as well as being a popular choice with fans, which is why he came out on top as a potential replacement.
A few months ago, we reported that certain bookies were forced to stop taking bets onThorstarTom Hiddlestonbecause the odds of him taking on the title role in thenext James Bond movietipped so heavily in his favor. According to this recent report, the odds are still fairly heavy in his favor, as he is going off at +800. That puts him behind the likes ofJames Norton,Aidan Turnerand in a dead tie withIdris Elba.
The last007 movie,Spectre, was a success at the box office, grossing nearly $900 million worldwide, but it didn’t come near the take ofSkyfallwhich was more than $1.1 billion and wasn’t nearly as much of a critical success either. As of right now, there is no word on when production will begin onJames Bond 25, which will be the landmark 25th installment of the franchise. The producers of the series have made it clear thatDaniel Craigis their top choice, so if he is willing to come back, they will make it happen. If not, one of the guys on this new list could very well be our new 007. you may check out the full list ofJames Bondbetting odds for yourself below.
