Is he the new James Bond? – 2024-03-11 03:57:36

The list of candidates for the next James Bond star has received a new name, reports The Sun. According to the magazine, the next secret agent could be Cillian Murphy.

The 47-year-old Irish actor is best known Oppenheimer– from the movie, in which he played the main role. Murphy is nominated for best actor at the Oscars.

The Sun says that the filmmakers have not yet made their choice about the new Bond. However, Murphy’s performance at Oppenheimer has aroused the interest of the authors.

Cillian Murphy made his breakthrough in Oppenheimer. AOP

According to an anonymous source, Murphy is currently very popular in Hollywood.

– This is a way to boost the Bond film series with the help of a popular actor, an anonymous source tells The Sun magazine.

Murphy’s co-star, Clay Bunkerendorses his friend as the new Bond.

– He would do wonderfully. “Cillian is the nicest person, but he has a dark side, and there’s something dark about Bond,” Bunker said.

Does not take group photos

The Irish actor opened up about his exceptional rule in GQ magazine – he doesn’t take group photos with fans. According to the Hollywood star, the decision has changed his life.

– I think it’s better to say hello and talk for a while, the actor reasoned.

A successful role Oppenheimer– required discipline from the star. Murphy was wanted to appear outwardly as fragile and weak as the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

– I acted with crazy energy: I crossed the threshold, and I no longer worried about eating or anything else. I was so into it. But it was good because the character was like that: he never ate, Murphy said in an interview with The Guardian.

– You become a bit competitive with yourself, which is not healthy. I don’t recommend it, Murphy told the magazine about his diet.

The 47-year-old actor is married by Yvonne McGuinness with. They got married in 2004. The couple’s first child was born the very next year. Family happiness was completed with another son in 2007.

During his career, Murphy has acted in films such as Inception, Sunshine and The Dark Knight.