Aaron Taylor-Johnson is addressing the 23-year age difference between him and his wife, Sam Taylor-Johnson.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone UKthe 33-year-old actor talked about reaching certain milestones early in life, something he’s familiar with as a young husband, father and stepfather.
O Bullet train the star met his now-wife on the set of his 2009 John Lennon biopic, Nowhere, boy. At the time, he was 18 and she was 42.
“What you have to realize is that what most people did when they were 20, I did when I was 13,” he told the publication, adding that he has always been the type to go at his own pace.
“Are you doing something too fast for someone else? I don’t understand that. How fast are you supposed to enjoy life? It’s bizarre to me,” said the Blast off actor continued.
For Aaron — who combined his birth surname (Johnson) with his wife’s (Taylor-Wood) to create his new surname — that meant an engagement and becoming a stepfather to Sam’s two oldest daughters, then 12 and 4. , just 18 years old.
Furthermore, Sam and Aaron had two children before their marriage in June 2012. At the time of their daughter Wylda’s birth in 2010, Aaron had just turned 20 years old. When her second daughter, Romy, was born in 2012, she was months away from her 22nd birthday.
Despite the heavy criticism the couple has received for their more than two-decade age gap, Aaron and Sam are approaching their 12th wedding anniversary in June and look as happy as ever. He also referred “affectionately” to their family, saying they share “four beautiful daughters.”
Although Aaron talked about many of his projects and his personal life in the new interview, there was one specific topic that he Avengers: Age of Ultron actor dodged skillfully.
When asked about rumors that he will play the next James Bondthe actor – who is set to appear in Ryan Gosling’s film The fallen guy and Sony/Marvel Kraven the Hunter before the end of the year – reportedly sat silently and changed the subject.
“I can only really talk about the things I’m going to show and tell,” he told the outlet. “Then The fallen guy, Nosferatus, Kraven the Hunter. I’m here to promote them.”
Your interview comes later The sun reported that a new Bond film – the 26th in the franchise – is scheduled to begin production later this year.
“Bond is Aaron’s job, should he choose to accept it. The formal offer is on the table and they are waiting for a response,” a source told the channel. “As far as Eon is concerned, Aaron will be signing his contract in the next few days and they can start preparing for the big announcement.”
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