Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page gives a hint to James Bond as fans call him to take the role and he becomes a broker favorite to replace Daniel Craig as 007
Regé-Jean Page hinted that he could be a good candidate for Daniel Craig’s succession as James Bond.
The actor, 31, now leads bookmakers’ favorites to take on the role, was revealed on Tuesday, while fans also gave him their support.
Before the program’s launch last month, Regé-Jean logged on to Twitter to share a glimpse of his character Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings, and made reference to 007’s iconic drink order while writing: ‘Regency, agitated and stirred royalty. ‘
Great choice: Regé-Jean Page from Bridgerton gave a tip from James Bond as fans called him to take the role and he became a favorite of brokers to replace Daniel Craig as 007 on Tuesday
Ladbrokes revealed on Tuesday that it reduced the chances of Regé-Jean playing with Bond afterwards, which went from 40/1 last week to just 16/1 in bets now.
According to the gambling company, Regé-Jean is now seen as more likely to play the role than Jamie Bell and Chris Hemsworth, while he is neck and neck with Michael Fassbender.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: ‘Rege-Jean Page has raised the stakes and is now firmly considered a leader in the race to replace Daniel Craig as 007.’
Several big names have been nominated for the role since the announcement that Craig will step down, as stars like Idris Elba, Sam Heughan of Outlander, James Norton and Tom Hardy have been suggested as candidates for the role.
Tip: Before the program launched last month, Regé-Jean logged on to Twitter to share a glimpse of his character Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings, and made reference to 007’s iconic drink order
Odds: Ladbrokes revealed that it reduced the chances of Regé-Jean playing with Bond afterwards, from 40/1 last week to just 16/1 on bets now
After the program’s launch, which saw 63 million households watch the program in the two weeks since it joined Netflix, fans shared their desire to see it take on the role.
One fan said, ‘If it’s not Idris, I fully support Rege-Jean Page as the next James Bond.’
While another gushed, ‘I just watched Bridgerton on Netflix. Wow!! Rege-Jean Page must be the next man to play James Bond. It is so beautiful, smooth and elegant! ‘
And a viewer said, ‘I know saying that about any British actor is the right thing to do, but I could see Rege-Jean Page of # Bridgerton as James Bond
All for that: after the program’s launch, which saw 63 million households watch the program in the two weeks since it joined Netflix, fans shared the desire to see it take on the role
Bridgerton follows the story of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings, who embark on a false relationship to help each other’s causes at the London Regency before inadvertently falling in love.
On Monday, Regé-Jean described his devilishly handsome character as “the heartthrob of society. Darcy as a 21st century son of a bitch.
Speaking to Square Mile, Regé-Jean, the son of a Zimbabwean nurse and an English preacher, said that despite the diverse cast, the show is not a ‘color blind production’.
He said: ‘I don’t think it helps when people say they don’t see colors … Please see. Because if you don’t, you won’t see me.
‘And you don’t see how I walk around the world, nor do you understand the conversations we’re having about color, because for you it doesn’t exist.’
Bridgerton was produced by Shonda Rhimes, adapted from Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels.
Drama: Bridgerton follows the story of Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings, who embark on a false relationship to help each other’s causes in the London Regency