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As thewait forBond 26continues , Butler visitsThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonto promoteDune : Part Twoand share a magazine from his Teen Vogue cover shoot in 2012 in which he expressed stake in being " the first American James Bond . "
" That ’s crazy , " Butler says , reacting to the clip . " What was I thinking ? " he continues , " I raise up loving James Bond . “When Fallon express that Butler would make a great Bond , Butler pushes back , saying,“Nah , he ’s flummox ta be British . "
Will James Bond Ever Be Played By An American?
Why It’s Unlikely We’ll Get An American 007
InBond ’s 60 - class film story , it ’s true that he ’s never been played by an American . It ’s worth mentioning , however , that007 also has n’t always been play by a British actor . George Lazenby , who starred in 1969’sOn Her Majesty ’s Secret Service , his only 007 flick , is Australian . Pierce Brosnan , who played the iconic spy in four films , is also not British , with the histrion having been born in Ireland .
It is tough to pick James Bond ’s overall better moments when every actor ’s version of the tiptop spy has at least one iconic scene to his name .
There ’s sure enough case law , then , for the office of Bond to go to an actor who is n’t British , but the enfranchisement has yet to actually vomit up an American . Although no annunciation have been made regarding who will be next to play 007 , there are notablyno American star include among the worker widely considered to be frontrunners . allot to a variety of report , actors like Aaron Taylor - Johnson , Jack Lowden , Damson Idris , James Norton , and Regé - Jean Page could be in the running , and all are from the United Kingdom .
RegardingBond 26 , dealership producer Barbara Broccoli late toldDeadlinethat " nothing is happen yet , " suggest the hold for the next pic will be a tenacious one .
Franchise producer Broccoli would also weigh in on whether a non - Brit could playact Bond , saying in a 2021 consultation withTHRthat " he should be British . " study Broccoli is one of the key human body that controls the franchise , it ’s safe to don thataudiences should n’t expect an American 007 anytime soon . For his part , it seems like Butler has left hisJames Bonddreams in the past .
Source : The Tonight Show star Jimmy Fallon
