Emily in Paris star Lucien Laviscount has emerged as a contender to switch Daniel Craig as James Bond after impressing producer Barbara Broccoli.
The 30-year-old actor has caught the eye of 007 chief Broccoli for his efficiency as heart-throb Alfie within the Netflix collection Emily in Paris alongside Lily Collins.
Laviscount would match the invoice as Craig’s substitute as the enduring spy after Broccoli stated that she wished to solid an actor who can play the position for the subsequent 15 years.
It can also be thought that Bond bosses are eager for an ethnic-minority actor to play the character to make sure that the franchise displays fashionable society.
“Lucien ticks all of the boxes. He is a super talented actor, is extremely handsome and in the past 18 months has won lots of new fans since he joined Emily in Paris,” a supply informed the Mail on Sunday newspaper.
However, there are fears that Laviscount’s look on the fact present Celebrity Big Brother in 2011 might rely in opposition to him as former Bonds have come from intellectual backgrounds.
“But, there is a sticking point, and that is Big Brother,” the insider stated.
“Lucien appeared on the show at a time when his acting career was not as high-profile as it is now, but he was very popular then and has a fan base now which stretches generations. That is a dream for Barbara who is very taken with him.”
Broccoli, 62, beforehand revealed that she and co-producer Michael G. Wilson are planning a distinct trajectory for the Bond franchise following Craig’s exit.
“When you change the actor you have to reimagine the direction the film’s gonna go on. When you hire an actor, you’re hoping you’re going to spend a decade at least with them and make four or five or six films with them,” she stated.
“So you have to think through, ‘What is the trajectory? What is that actor going to bring? How are you going to move the series into another direction?’”
