Charlie Hunnam is letting the universe know that he enjoys martinis that are shaken, not stirred. The British actor recently opened up about the possibility of taking on the iconic role of James Bond in the future and said that he would love to play 007. Yeah, we could see that."I would be so flattered and honored to be considered to play James Bond as an Englishman," Hunnam told
People in a new interview this week. "But my intuition tells me that I shouldn't be waiting for that phone call to come. I think there are many people ahead of me on that list."The actor said that although his fans have been suggesting the
Sons of Anarchy actor for the famous role, at this point there does not seem to be any truth to the rumors. "Nobody's ever, on a professional level from within the industry, brought that up to me," said Hunnam, who encourages his fans to keep putting the good vibes out there. "As much as people want to talk about me playing James Bond, please continue. Maybe that's the genesis of these things. Maybe fan chatter leads to industry people actually talking about it in a more serious way."Hunnam may not currently be in the running to be the newest employee at MI6, but he does have a recommendation of who should take over the iconic role. “I'm an enormous Tom Hardy fan so I would love to see him as James Bond,” said Hunnam, adding that he believes his fellow Brit would be "sensational," and that, "I hear that he's really the front runner."The topic of Bond came up while Hunnam was speaking with
People about his latest film, which features the actor costarring with Jack O’Connell. The gritty drama
Jungleland, which had its premiere last year at TIFF, follows Hunnam and O’Connell as two brothers aspiring to escape their impoverished setting through a high-stakes boxing match. It looks like
Snatch meets
The Fighter meets
Uncut Gems. In conclusion, it looks great.
Hunnam may be ready to take on the role of Bond, but
The Gentleman actor doesn’t always say yes to projects even if he loves the film. Earlier this week, Hunnam
revealed that Russell Brand’s role in
Forgetting Sarah Marshall was written for him by his good friend, Jason Segel. Speaking to
Collider, Hunnam said the production of the film coincided with a dark point in his career, adding that he didn’t feel he was in the right mindset for comedy. Hunnam said Segel and producer Judd Apatow were very understanding, adding that Brand was the best choice to play eccentric popstar Aldous Snow. “Obviously, that’s the dude who should have been playing that role,” Hunnam said. “Clearly, I just needed to step out of the way of the universe manifesting itself, the way that it was supposed to.”[video_embed id='2067648']Before you go: James Bond role will 'always define' the late Sean Connery[/video_embed]
