Henry Golding reveals why playing James Bond is every actors kind of nightmare

The name is Golding… Henry Golding.And he has some strong opinions on playing the next Martini-sipping 007.“I think that’s every actor’s kind of nightmare,” Golding, 38, told People on Wednesday about taking on the role of James Bond.

“But at the same time, [you’re] also wanting to kind of add something new to a franchise.”“Why can’t they bring out more agents or more OO’s?” asked the “Old Guard 2” star.“I think that would be so much more fun, because there just isn’t the restraints and the expectation.”Despite his views on the franchise, Golding confessed, “Maybe I’m just a p—y.

I don’t know.But I think I would love it so much more if there wasn’t that overhanging cultural pressure.”James Bond was created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming and the film franchise launched in 1962 with Sean Connery as Bond in “Dr.

No.” Other Bonds include David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton.Pierce Brosnan brought the debonair 007 to life in four films from 1995 to 2002, while Daniel Craig took on the British Secret Service agent from 2006 to 2021.In 2022, the “Queer” actor, 57, revealed why it was the right time for him to step away from the movies.“Two things, one for myself and one for the franchise,” Craig told the Los Angeles Times.“One, for the franchise, was that resets start again, which [the franchise] did with me.

And I was like, ‘Well, you need to reset again.’ So let’s kill my character off and go find another Bond and go find another story.Start at [age] 23, start at 25, start at 30.” Not only did the star leave the franchise, but the original Bond producers, Barbara Broccoli and her brother Michael G.

Wilson, relinquished creative control of the films to Amazon MGM Studios for a reported $1 billion in February. Since the star went on his final adventure as Bond in 2021’s “No Time to Die,” rumors have continued to swirl over who would portray the hero next.On Wedn...