No Time To Die hit cinemas nearly two years in the past and with Daniel Craig bowing out of the function followers are nonetheless eagerly awaiting the announcement of his James Bond alternative.

Speculation is rife over the likes of Tom Hardy and Henry Cavill, whereas Aaron Taylor-Johnson is rumoured to have had an audition already.

However, new knowledge collected by Taboola from over 9000 writer companions and news websites, has painted a vivid image of the race for the coveted function and who the UK’s favorite most certainly is.

It seems the preferred actor is a Game of Thrones star who has seen a +2345 per cent spike in readership over the previous 90 days.

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The star in query is Richard Madden, who might be having fun with a surge in recognition due to his new Amazon present Citadel.

Just behind him in second on +1410 per cent is Cillian Murphy, the star of Christopher Nolan’s subsequent blockbuster Oppenheimer.

Much additional again in third is Taylor-Johnson on +142 per cent, adopted by Hardy on +33 per cent and Cavill on +15 per cent.

Meanwhile, falling behind with a lower of -72 per cent is Regé-Jean Page, Taron Egerton on -69 per cent and Idris Elba on -93 per cent.

“Data shows that the topic of who will be the next James Bond is having an interesting impact on our figures,” commented Dave Struzzi, Communications Leader at Taboola. “We’ve seen a huge leap in interest surrounding Richard Madden, who is now looking like a firm fan favourite to step into the former shoes of Daniel Craig. What people are reading is a true reflection of interests versus on other platforms like social media where things are more difficult to decipher.”