Ever since Daniel Craig announced that No time to That was his last Bond film,speculation about his successor is no longer silent. After five other Bonds,the British newspaper drops The Sun a new name: Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Closeassociates of the Bond films told the newspaper that Taylor-Johnson went toaudition in September at the Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, near London,where the interior shots of the Bond films are made.
Learn to juggle
Aaron Taylor-Johnson was barely six when he took the stage in London in aMacbeth-production. At the age of thirteen he played his first film role: theyoung Charlie Chaplin Shanghai Knights (2003) alongside Jackie Chan. In frontof The illusionist (2006) he was cast because he was the best ball juggler ofall the teenagers who auditioned.
Slowly Aaron Taylor-Johnson made some name for himself. Also with the makersof the popular British police series The bill, who cast him for the role ofJack Clough in the tenth season. And that resulted in the role in the BBCseries casualty.
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But Aaron Taylor-Johson held off the TV series requests. “It’s too fleetingfor me. I prefer to bite into a film role, which I can fully empathize with,”he said in interviews. At the age of eighteen he got the chance to sink histeeth into a character, a mythical character: Aaron Taylor-Johnson wasselected for the role of John Lennon in the biopic Nowhere boy. Taylor-Johnsonrealized very well “if I fail there, I can put my career away. The Britishpublic will not accept that a young actor tarnishes the icon John Lennon.”Taylor-Johnson did not disappoint. “Surprisingly good actor,” wrote TheGuardian. “Played subtly,” said Rollingstone.
Older wife
The British tabloids also wrote extensively about Aaron Taylor-Johnson, buttheir focus was elsewhere. At the premiere of the film, the actor appearedhand in hand with director Sam Taylor-Wood. “We fell in love during theshooting,” said the director. And also: “Love is blind.” She made thataddition to silence critics. Sam was then 42, Aaron was 19.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen in Avengers: Age of Ultron. — © JayMaidment
But the couple believed in his love, married and merged their family names:from now on she was Sam Taylor-Johnson (she is also featured as a director onthe bill of Fifty shades of grey) and he Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
In the meantime, the couple had two daughters and now live with the twodaughters from Sam’s first marriage in the US. When the couple had beentogether for ten years, Sam posted on her social media: “Ten glorious years.My incredible husband. I love you. Love conquers all.” She was referring toher double (bowel and breast) battle against cancer.
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Sam and Aaron Taylor Johnson. — © Abaca Press Photo
Aaron’s convincing portrayal of John Lennon immediately landed him a starringrole in the blockbuster Kick asswhich in turn was a ticket to a slew ofHollywood movies including a few Marvel productions like Captain America: Thewinter soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He can currently be seen in thenew Brad Pitt movie bullet trains.
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Brad Pitt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Bullet Train. — © AP
Prefer younger Bond
Soon Aaron Taylor-Johnson may be the next James Bond. He’s 32, which isrelatively young to debut as Bond. “We’re looking for someone with enoughexperience who is still fresh for the audience,” said producer Michael G.Wilson recently. If the idea of a younger Bond is retained, then Tom Hardy(45) and Idris Elba (50) will be dropped, and the Bridgertonstar René-JeanPage (34) in running. Or will it be a first female 007 with Claire Foy (playedElisabeth in the first The crownseries) in the leading role?