{"id":69031,"date":"2024-03-08T23:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/cillian-murphy-favourite-to-play-james-bond-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T23:48:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T23:48:03","slug":"cillian-murphy-favourite-to-play-james-bond-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/cillian-murphy-favourite-to-play-james-bond-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Cillian Murphy favourite to play James Bond: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong>Fans of Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy were ecstatic after reports of him being the favourite to play the British spy James Bond in the live adaptation of Ian Fleming\u2019s novels made rounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-1\"><strong>Watch ARY News live on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/live.arynews.tv\/hq\/\">live.arynews.tv<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The actor had a stellar 2023 thanks to this superb performance in Christopher Nolan-directed \u2018<em>Oppenheimer<\/em>\u2018. His portrayal of the American scientist-turned-\u201cfather of the atomic bomb\u201d J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic was met with critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Oppenheimer | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bK6ldnjE3Y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>His performance earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor at the 2024 Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>However, the actor has been proving his mettle over the time. He was praised for his performances in \u2018<em>Peaky Blinders<\/em>,\u2019 \u2018<em>Red Eye<\/em>,\u2019 \u2018<em>28 Days Later<\/em>,\u2019 and \u2018<em>The Wind That Shakes The Barley<\/em>\u2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C35zlzGtOOT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The UK news agency Metro quoted a source claiming that his performances caught the eye of the James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, and he is one of the frontrunners to land the role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a way to elevate the Bond franchise with an actor who is at the very top of his game,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/cillian-murphy-of-oppenheimer-wants-to-play-ken-in-barbie-sequel\/\">Cillian Murphy wants to play Ken in \u2018<em>Barbie<\/em>\u2018 sequel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Clay Bunker, who shared the screen with Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer, said the latter would \u2018fare beautifully\u2019 in the role.<\/p>\n<p>It is pertinent to mention that Christopher Nolan said one of his cast members could be the perfect choice to play James Bond and it would be an \u201camazing privilege\u201d to direct a 007 flick.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018<em>Dark Knight<\/em>\u2018 director was approached to direct the follow-ups of \u2018<em>Skyfall<\/em>.\u2019 However, the projects were made by filmmaker Sam Mendes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/shahrukh-khan-reveals-cannot-play-james-bond-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah Rukh Khan cannot play James Bond; he reveals why!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Hollywood actor Cillian Murphy were ecstatic after reports of him being the favourite to play the British spy James Bond in the live adaptation of Ian Fleming\u2019s novels made rounds. Watch ARY News live on\u00a0live.arynews.tv The actor had a stellar 2023 thanks to this superb performance in Christopher Nolan-directed \u2018Oppenheimer\u2018. 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