Tom Francis, finest identified for showing reverse Nicole Scherzinger in Jamie Lloyd’s unconventional revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard,” could also be ordering his martinis shaken, not stirred.
The 26-year-old British actor, whose fame rests totally on his stage work, has auditioned to play James Bond, a supply with data of the 007 search tells Selection. He’s certainly one of many performers jockeying for the half in a casting course of that’s ongoing and being overseen by Nina Gold. Reps for Francis and Amazon MGM Studios, the producer and financier of the Bond franchise, had no remark.
Different names which have been rumored, however not confirmed, embrace Jacob Elordi, the Oscar-nominated star of “Frankenstein” and “Euphoria”; Aaron Taylor-Johnson, who has appeared in “Godzilla” and gained a Golden Globe for “Nocturnal Animals”; and Callum Turner, who not too long ago headlined “Eternity” reverse Elizabeth Olsen and is about to star alongside Monica Barbaro in “One Night Only.” One other title floated by an insider was Cosmo Jarvis of “Shōgun,” who loved a breakout position in final yr’s Alex Garland movie “Warfare.” The gruff heartthrob, nevertheless, will not be in competition per his rep.
“Cosmo is not in the mix for the role of James Bond and is not auditioning for it,” the spokesperson for Jarvis stated.
Francis gained an Olivier Award for his work in “Sunset Boulevard” and was nominated for a Tony Award. His efficiency of the title music noticed him strolling by New York Metropolis’s theater district as cameras captured his each transfer — a show-stopping theatrical second that turned a cultural occasion within the metropolis.
Nonetheless, the multi-talented Francis has a lean resume in relation to display screen performances. He had a small position in “Jay Kelly,” the current George Clooney automobile, however is about to seem in Peter Berg’s “The Mosquito Bowl,” a sports activities drama set in World Warfare II that additionally options Nicholas Galitzine and Invoice Skarsgård. Francis made his TV debut within the ultimate season of the Netflix sequence “You.”
Alex Ritman contributed to this report.
