Aaron Taylor-Johnson getting his license to kill him like James Bond from a former 007… which tells us that ATJ has gotten the stamina to deal with the key agent life.
George Lazenby — who played Bond in 1969’s “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” — gave Aaron his seal of approval … saying the 33-year-old can handle the stunts and all the women who love a person in a tuxedo.
It’s worth noting that Aaron has already landed a number one girl – director/producer Sam Taylor-Johnson… but we’ve gotten to where George is going.
Lazenby adds that he’s pretty sure Aaron wouldn’t get the part, but… ’cause when he auditioned for the role in the 1960s, he went through a series of different tests and auditions before winning the part.
James Bond has gone completely global now, according to George… who points out that the character has been played by people of different nationalities over the last 60 years, including a Scot, a Welshman, an Irishman, several Englishmen and George himself, who is Australian. .
Because of this number of national origins, Lazenby says he’s fine wherever the actor comes from… as long as they do the character justice.
GL also got some recommendations for Aaron… telling the Golden Globe winner to be true to himself and reinvent the position that suits him best – similar to what George says he did all those years in the past.
In fact, George took over from the iconic Bond actor Sean Connery in ‘OHMSS’ – and the position’s changed weapons a few times since… going back to Connery before Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan It is Daniel Craig – who left the franchise after his fifth turn as the famous agent 007 in 2021.
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Now, Aaron Taylor-Johnson reportedly got a proposal in front of him to take on the role, gaining an advantage over other actors like Idris Elba It is Henry Cavill.
Well, he’s received approval from at least one Bond legend… but he’ll have to act quickly – because he can’t have all the time in the world to just accept their offer.
