The next James Bond: latest odds

There is continuing to be a lot of media speculation on who will take over from Daniel Craig as the next actor to play James Bond.  Here are the current favourites from Betfair and what they have said about the role:

Damian Lewis - 5/2

“It would be wonderful. Daniel Craig is doing an amazing job and will continue for a bit.  I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. Timing turns out to be everything.” link

                                                                                  

Idris Elba - 7/2

"If human beings want to know if there’s any connectivity between all of us, the one thing I’ve heard around the world universally is that, “You’ll be great at James Bond!   If it should happen, that’s proof there’s connectivity amongst human beings. If everyone wants something, they can make it happen. That would be true.  It’s all rumor-ville. I’m not speaking to the James Bond people. They are not speaking to me. So if it was to happen, there you go — the will of the nation." link

Tom Hardy - 7/2

                                                                               

"I think anybody would consider doing Bond, wouldn't they?"  link                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                          

Henry Cavill - 6/1                                                                                                                          

"The Bond people are wonderful, and I'd like to work with them.  But it all depends on directors, and scripts, and whether they want me to do it. Plus there's a time factor. Let's say the DC Universe keeps growing: they haven't announced any more standalone Superman movies, but they may well do. That takes a full year out. If The Man From U.N.C.L.E. becomes a franchise, there's that… I'm not too sure when I could fit it in."  link