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Barry Keoghan Would Rather Play a Bond Villain, Not Bond
Barry Keoghan, 33, prefers playing Bond villains and feels he does not meet the criteria for James Bond amid ongoing franchise changes and casting speculation.
- Recently, Barry Keoghan told Radio Times he does not think he 'fits the criteria' to play James Bond, distancing himself from the iconic role.
- Denis Villeneuve will direct the next Bond film, with Steven Knight recently tapped to write the script for the upcoming 007 installment.
- Barry Keoghan, Dublin-born actor with Saltburn and The Banshees Of Inisherin credits, said he 'I'd rather come in and do the villain. The man teasing Bond, that's more me.'
- Bookmakers currently list Callum Turner as frontrunner while Jacob Elordi and Damson Idris are heavily linked, with Cillian Murphy and Aaron Taylor-Johnson also named as possibilities.
- The franchise underwent a major overhaul handing control to Amazon, with Villeneuve saying he will 'honor the tradition' of James Bond as the franchise is reshaped.
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