Sam Heughan Is Still Definitely Ready and Willing to Play James Bond

Outlander‘ Sam Heughan has uncovered that he’ even now like to take on the James Bond part.

Talking to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on Tuesday’ This Early morning, the star claimed he is up for one more shot at the aspiration job.

Heughan auditioned for the position back again in 2005, but was overwhelmed out for the gig by Daniel Craig, and the rest is historical past.

“ I did [audition to be James Bond],” Heughan admitted.

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“ it’s a desire for each and every actor… I did audition for it back when they ended up doing Bond 21 when Daniel Craig was forged for Casino Royale. I assume a good deal of actors have been observed in the Uk – of course, it would be a dream position and a Scottish Bond, who would not want to see another Scottish Bond?”

Heughan is referring to Sean Connery, who turned the 1st actor to portray Bond in 1962’ Dr. No.

“ a short while ago I became the bookie’ favored,” Heughan suggests, including, “ is kind of random and incredibly peculiar.”

When requested if he would take the contact if the Eon producers ended up to contact him, the actor gave a optimistic reaction.

“ you fellas I need to have to jump off this simply call due to the fact I’m waiting around for Barbara Broccoli!” he reported.

In other Sam Heughan news, he has joined the forged of the intimate comedy Mr. Malcolm’s List, where by they will star together with Freida Pinto, Constance Wu, Sope Dirisu and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.

A present day and unique just take on the interval genre, Mr. Malcolm’s Record is directed by Emma Holly Jones and is an expansion of her short movie which has attained more than 1 million sights on Youtube.

Wu is Julia, a modern society lady jilted by London’s most qualified bachelor Mr. Malcolm (Dirisu), when she fails to satisfy one particular of the goods on his list of requirements for a bride. Experience shunned and humiliated, she enlists her pal Selina (Pinto) to assist her take revenge on Mr. Malcolm by tricking him into pondering he has uncovered his great match. The system appears to be performing when Henry (Heughan) threatens Julia’s scheme by courting Selina as well. Just after the bumbling Lord Cassidy (Jackson-Cohen) starts meddling in the foursome’s affairs, the class of real appreciate turns into rocky. And Mr. Malcolm miracles irrespective of whether he’s identified the perfect woman…or the best hoax.