His name has been bandied about along with other high-profile stars as a potential new star of the James Bond franchise.
But Tom Holland didn’t give any hints about the speculation when he was asked about it in a video posted Thursday.
Rumors have ramped up that Holland could be in the running to take over for Daniel Craig as the iconic British secret agent in the wake of Dune director Denis Villeneuve signing on to helm the next film in the long-running series.
A screenwriter for the highly anticipated film was also announced on Friday.
While joining chef Gordon Ramsay on his YouTube channel to make fried chicken sandwiches and promote his non-alcoholic beer brand, Holland acknowledged the ‘speculation’ swirling around him.
‘Listen, there’s speculation at the minute. We’ll keep it to a minimum for now,’ he said with a sheepish grin. ‘We’ll get there one day.’
Tom Holland refused to get into ‘speculation’ that he could be in the running to play James Bond in a video with Gordon Ramsay that was published on Thursday; seen in January 2024 in Santa Monica
He’s one of the high-profile young stars whose names have been bandied about as possible replacements to take over for Daniel Craig as James Bond; Craig is pictured in Casino Royale
‘Every young British actor, it’s the pinnacle of working in our industry,’ Holland continued. ‘I already consider myself to be the luckiest kid alive. I could never have dreamed to have the career that I’ve had.’
The next Bond film is coming into focus after the announcement on Friday that Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight would be joining Villeneuve behind the camera to write the next James Bond film.
While speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast, Knight said: ‘It has always been on my bucket list and it’s fantastic to be invited to do it — I can’t wait to get started.’
The movie will be overseen by Amazon MGM Studios, after producer Barbara Broccoli gave up creative control of the Bond franchise.
Amy Pascal and David Heyman have also been announced as producers, via Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films, respectively, while Tanya Lapointe is an executive producer on the project.
Even though the creative team is falling into place for the next Bond film, there haven’t been any indications of who will replace Craig — or which actors are being considered.
Craig’s final Bond film was 2021’s dark No Time To Die, which was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
The producers are reportedly looking for a considerably younger actor to take over the role after Craig — who is 57 — presented a more weathered, mortality-focused version of the beloved character.
‘Listen, there’s speculation at the minute. We’ll keep it to a minimum for now,’ he said. ‘We’ll get there one day’
‘Every young British actor, it’s the pinnacle of working in our industry,’ Holland continued while cooking fried chicken sandwiches with Ramsay. ‘I already consider myself to be the luckiest kid alive. I could never have dreamed to have the career that I’ve had’
Holland has lately been filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day in Glasgow, Scotland; pictured in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming
Holland is currently filming his fourth solo Spider-Man film, subtitled Brand New Day, which will reunite him with his costar and girlfriend Zendaya.
Production began on Friday in Glasgow, Scotland, with portions of the city dressed up as New York City.
According to The Sun, Liverpool had originally been intended to stand in as the Big Apple, but the location had to be changed in the wake of a shocking parade crash, which left 109 people injured.
Tom had been spotted in Scotland earlier in July when he filmed scenes for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, and he and Zendaya are reportedly back in country to begin shooting the Spider-Man sequel.
