James Bond followers have been left distraught on the finish of No Time To Die after Daniel Craig revealed he can be stepping down from the function completely.

Bond bosses are working arduous behind the scenes to exchange him, however an official announcement will solely seemingly be made within the coming months - or maybe even subsequent 12 months.

Until then, the Bond odds are followers' finest wager on discovering out who's within the operating to embody the subsequent Bond, James Bond.

And whereas Henry Cavill has been a mainstay within the odds for months, he's starting to slide behind. At the second, he has 4/1 odds on turning into the subsequent actor with a license to kill, taking part in him within the prime 5 - however it is a stark distinction from the place he was beforehand.

In current days, Ladbrokes has reported James Norton has leapt forward of many British names within the Bond betting, together with Cavill.

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Norton, who garnered newfound fame within the BBC thriller Happy Valley, has shot up within the Bond odds, with an infinite 3/1 from Ladbrokes.

This now makes him joint-favourite alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who was just lately rumoured to have had display screen assessments with the Bond bosses, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson.

Ladbrokes' Alex Apati stated: "James Norton has leapt to the pinnacle of the betting as soon as once more, with the chances suggesting it is now, at finest, a four-horse race to exchange Daniel Craig."

Evans stated it "sends a message to the youth of my country [that] anything can happen".

Elsewhere within the operating, nevertheless, is Paapa Essiedu, the Southwark-born star of Men, The Lazarus Project and Black Mirror.

The 32-year-old is without doubt one of the largest up-and-coming stars in Hollywood and is on the excellent age and notoriety to turn into the subsequent Bond, James Bond.

And with 4/1 odds on claiming the function, he has a unbelievable probability of securing the place within the months to return.