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A star ofTed Lassowants to dally aJames Bondcharacter , but with one underage change . The world of Bond is once again in for a shake - up following the stunning finish of 2021’sNo Time to become flat . Daniel Craig is out as 007 , leaving a astray - opened field of actors vie to toy movie history ’s most famous privy agent . But other roles might be in play forBond 26as well , including the iconic tercet of M , Q and Moneypenny ( played inNo Time to Dieby Ralph Fiennes , Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris severally ) .
In the case of M , many likely casting choices have already been proposed , and nowTed Lassostar Hannah Waddingham has thrown her lid in the ring too . Speaking toBBC Radio 1 , the actor bespeak her interest in taking on the part of James Bond ’s boss , but brashly proposed a name change for the long - running part . learn out her remarks below ( around 8:00 of the video clip ):
I would eff that but she ’d have to be name H. … I have it off [ Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have ] had this matter going on with M …
History Suggests Ralph Fiennes Will Return As M (But Waddingham Would Be Good Too)
The list of actors who ’ve been proposed inJames Bond M castingspeculation include everyone from Olivia Colman to Ben Kingsley to Colin Firth to Meryl Streep . Waddingham would herself be a right choice , give her experience flirt the honcho of a association football squad onTed Lasso . Waddingham does already have a gig line up in a bond certificate - like franchise though , having been cast inMission : Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two(which unfortunately has been delayed ) .
Waddingham just released her first holiday specialHome for Christmason Apple TV+ .
It remains to be seen just what Barbara Broccoli and society will do with M , but the likeliness is that they will bring back to a conversant face by bringing back Fiennes , who took over the role after Judi Dench ’s variant of the character was killed off inSkyfall . The Bond series has traditionally maintained a colour of continuity by keep the same histrion as M , Q and Moneypenny as they replaced Bond actors ( Dench , for case , carried over from the Pierce Brosnan epoch to Craig ’s tenure ) . There is always a chance that the slate will be sack entirely for Julian Bond 26 , opening thing for hotshot like Waddingham , but if history curb , Fiennes will be back behind M ’s desk giving decree to a new 007 when the next film finally arrives .
Source : BBC Radio 1
