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Daniel Craig had hardly hung up his tuxedo after wrapping up his 15-year stint playing James Bond in 2021’s No Time to Die when rumours began swirling about who would step into the iconic role. Bold names on the short list have included Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, James Norton, Regé-Jean Page and Idris Elba.
Before long, Aaron Taylor-Johnson – star of action movies like