With Daniel Craig having taken his final bow as James Bond – after being widely credited with revitalising the long-running film series. But speculation continues about who his replacement will be.

Craig’s last instalment as Bond, No Time to Die, was released to critical acclaim and commercial success last September. The film was Craig’s fifth Bond outing, after a run which started with Casino Royale in 2006.

A host of big-name Hollywood actors have been linked with the role, which is arguably the film industry’s biggest current vacancy. But so far, there’s little concrete information about who will actually succeed Craig as 007 – so what have the bookies got to say?

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Latest odds on the next James Bond

SkyBet currently has Regé-Jean Page as its favourite to succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond, offering odds of 11/4. Page has been hotly-tipped as the next Bond ever since his breakout role in the hit Netflix period drama Bridgerton in 2020.

Former Bond Pierce Brosnan is among those to voice support for Page as the next 007. He told reporters last year that the London-born actor – whose earlier work includes BBC school drama Waterloo Road – would be “wonderful” in the role.

Other leading contenders include Aidan Turner at 6/1, Henry Cavill at 13/2 and Micel Fassbender at 10/1. Cillian Murphy and James Norton are also in the running at 12/1, with longtime favourite Idris Elba now at 14/1.

Scottish star Richard Madden – who shot to fame playing Robb Stark in Game of Thrones – is currently at 18/1 with SkyBet. Meanwhile, Jamie Dornan, who recently starred in Kenneth Branagh’s hit drama Belfast, is at 20/1.

The makers of the Bond series have so far kept their cards close to their chest. MGM studio boss Pamela Abdy told The Hollywood Reporter in November that while some discussions about the next Bond had taken place, any final decision was still a long way off.

“It’s wide open. We’ve had very early preliminary conversations with [Bond producers] Barbara [Broccoli] and Michael [Wilson], but we wanted Daniel to have his last hurrah,” she explained.

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