Inside The Bizarre Hoax That Put An Unknown Red-Headed Actor In The Frame For James Bond

Inside The Bizarre Hoax That Put An Unknown Red-Headed Actor In The Frame For James Bond

EXCLUSIVE: Buzz about the next James Bond has always existed in its own reality. Everyone’s got an opinion about who should play the super spy, and — even if those views do not align with the tiny pool of tastemakers overseeing the franchise — they are whipped up by bookmakers, agents, the press, and very often the actors themselves. And why not? It’s flattering to be thought of as 007.  But not all Bond rumors are created equally. And at leas…

How a peculiar hoax made Scott Rose-Marsh a target for the role of James Bond

Earlier this week, Esquire ran a story proclaiming that Callum Turner (Green Room, The Boys in the Boat, Masters of the Air) is likely to become the next James Bond for Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming chapter of the British superspy franchise. While the world waits for confirmation on what has been one of the most contentious casting processes in Hollywood history, we can’t help but think of how replacing Daniel Craig as 007 reached such a frenzied …