Daniel Craig's James Bond era officially finished with No Time to Die, with the focus for producers thereafter shifting to the casting process for the next 007.
The actor led the franchise through its most successful period, as Skyfall remains the highest-grossing Bond film of all time.
Even before Craig departed, there was speculation as to who would replace him as the most famous movie spy in movie history. Names like Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Damson Idris, Henry Cavill and Aaron-Taylor Johnson were favourites at different points both before and after the production of No Time to Die.
At the moment, Kick-Ass star Taylor-Johnson is the favourite, overtaking Idris who has dropped to third-favourite.
According to OddsChecker, he is the 2/1 favourite to be cast as Bond.
In second is Cavill at 7/2, while Idris and James Norton are 9/2 and 5/1 respectively.
Last year, it was reported that Taylor-Johnson impressed Bond producers and that he had even donned the tuxedo to film his version of the iconic gun barrel sequence.
Producer Barbara Broccoli recently revealed that the casting of the next Bond was still some way off, however.
No Time to Die (2021)
In 'No Time to Die' James Bond has left his turbulent life as a secret agent behind and is living a quiet life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived, however, when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA shows up asking for help. It leads him on the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Stars:
Daniel Craig, Rami Malek and Léa Seydoux
Who does the public want to be Bond?
The UK public previously voted on who they want to be cast as the next James Bond.
Via William Hill Vegas, 007 fans had the opportunity to have their say on who would be their top choice, with 3,500 members of the public voting.
Elba topped the standings with 17.5% of the vote. This is despite the actor himself previously ruling himself out of the running.
The main voting went as follows:
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