Who Should Be The Next James Bond?

Henry Cavill

When Martin Campbell was originally trying to find someone to replace Pierce Brosnan, he almost picked future Superman Henry Cavill, but decided the then 22 year-old actor was too boyish for the part. Back in 2006, he would have beaten George Lazenby’s record for being the youngest actor to play Bond by a good eight years, but with some time still left on Craig’s lease, Cavill will be at a much more appropriate age once the reins are passed onto someone else.

While most press photos of Cavill have him looking no older than the clean-shaven young gun Campbell was interested in years ago, early Man of Steel footage of a thick-bearded Clark Kent makes it clear that there’s a reason why the movie isn’t called Boy of Steel. If Cavill is looking to trade franchise horses, he could drop the muscle mass and continue Craig’s more metrosexual twist on the character, or keep the bulk, and make a mountain man out of Bond.

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