So, the subsequent James Bond has reportedly been chosen. Sources have informed The Solar Marvel actor and “Bullet Practice” star, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, is about to be Daniel Craig‘s successor. Eon Productions, who make the basic spy thriller are reportedly set to start out filming quickly and sources declare that the job is Taylor-Johnson’s, ought to he want to take it. “Bond is Aaron’s job, ought to he want to settle for it,” sources informed The Solar. “The formal supply is on the desk and they’re ready to listen to again. So far as Eon is worried, Aaron goes to signal his contract within the coming days they usually can begin making ready for the large announcement.”
Whereas for a lot of, James Bond is likely to be the height relating to swoon-worthy roles, for many people Taylor-Johnson already has a particular place in our hearts. Your teenage coronary heart and goals particularly. As a result of any Brit who grew up within the noughties will forver primarily know Taylor-Johnson as Robbie Jennings in “Angus, Thongs and Excellent Snogging”, the place he stole the hearts of 1000’s. Regardless of the 33-year-old’s spectacular record of performing roles, together with starring in “Kick-Ass” and Marvel’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, for us, it was his 2008 character that earned him heart-throb standing.
“Angus, Thongs and Excellent Snogging”, which additionally starred Georgia Groome (who now has a baby with Harry Potter star Rupert Grint), Eleanor Tomlinson from “Poldark”, and British comic Alan Davies, was an actual coming-of-age movie. As such, Taylor-Johnson’s face was plastered on bed room partitions and inside faculty lockers up and down the nation as he performed the primary love curiosity. There was a whole lot of fanfare across the movie, and its devotees have been upset {that a} sequel was by no means launched, particularly contemplating it was based mostly on Louise Rennison’s sequence of young-adult novels.
Nonetheless, the valuable movie grew to become a sleepover staple. In unison, we drooled over Taylor-Johnson, his London accent, his bass-playing talents, and his sweepy fringe. We laughed, cried, and rejoiced when Robbie selected relatable and hilarious Georgia over common however nasty Lindsay. “Angus, Thongs and Excellent Snogging” is iconic and completely captured the zeitgeist of the mid-2000s.
Taylor-Johnson mastered the teenage rom-com on this function, then he went on to win a Golden Globe Award for his supporting function in “Nocturnal Animals” in 2017. He additionally starred in “Anna Karenina”, “Godzilla”, “A Million Little Items”, and “The King’s Man”. The Buckinghamshire-born star has achieved rather a lot since his teenage rom-com days. He married director Sam Taylor-Johnson, whom he met on the set of “Nowhere Boy” when he was 18, in 2012. The couple now have two daughters and two stepdaughters from Taylor-Johnson’s earlier marriage.
Determined to catch a glimpse of a grown-up Robbie? Effectively, Taylor-Johnson has but to formally settle for the function as 007, however it’s reported that filming for the subsequent instalment of the spy thriller is about to start out later this 12 months, so we may very well be seeing him on our screens very quickly. And subsequent up, he’ll be seen alongside Ryan Gosling in Fall Man.
Till then, thanks for being such an enormous a part of our teenage years Aaron. We won’t wait to see what you do subsequent. Even when it is probably not, sadly, going to be a Angus follow-up.
— Further reporting by Lauren Gordon
Lauren Gordon is the editorial coordinator at POPSUGAR UK, the place she creates life-style and identification content material. Lauren has a level in journalism from College of the Arts London and beforehand labored as a showbiz and TV reporter at The Mirror US. Lauren specialises in popular culture, hair and sweetness, specializing in developments, sharing in-depth tutorials, and highlighting hidden gems within the magnificence trade.