It’s been a yr and a half since Daniel Craig exploded himself out of the James Bond franchise.

As a end result, EON Productions will likely be looking out for the seventh official 007 star of their first auditions for 18 years.

Rumours have abounded of the likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson having secretly auditioned, however insiders usually say it’s not the No 1 favorite who finally ends up with the position.

Whatever the case, hypothesis continues to be rife over simply who might exchange Craig.

And now one of many bookies’ favourites has dropped what quite a lot of followers imagine to be an enormous trace at his casting in probably the most coveted position in Hollywood.

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Bodyguard and Eternals star Richard Madden has posted a cryptic video with Stanley Tucci on their Instagram pages. The pair of actors are sat at a bar consuming what seems to be very very similar to a few dry vodka martinis, shaken not stirred, with a slice of lemon.

This is 007’s signature cocktail, often known as the Vesper, after Eva Green’s Bond woman in Casino Royale. In the clip, the 2 toast one another and take a sip of their respective drinks earlier than an ungainly silence ensues.

Madden then smirks on the digital camera and says: “Join us next week when we’ll have some dialogue!” In the feedback, followers requested “Is that the new James Bond” and “New Bond and Q?!” Others responded with the likes of “actually that [would] be amazing”, “the martinis were a hint maybe?” and “Oh I hope so”.

It’s price mentioning that each Madden and Tucci are co-stars in Prime Video’s new present Citadel Prime, which the video is almost definitely selling. However, the Scottish actor stays a bookies’ favorite within the Bond odds at 14-1. And given he’s 36, he’s developing on how previous Craig was when he was forged which is definitely to his benefit.