Henry Cavill 'Would Love' To Do A James Bond Movie, Just Not How You'd Probably Think

The James Bond movies are one of the biggest and longest-running movie franchises in the business. Following No Time to Die's ending, there's been a ton of debate online about which actor might replace Daniel Craig as 007. Folks have been betting on James Bond odds for certain actors, and one popular fan choice is none other than Henry Cavill. The Argylle actor recently expressed interest in joining the beloved property, but not necessarily how people might have thought.

Cavill is an accomplished action star, thanks to his role as Superman (which is streaming with an HBO Max subscription), as well as Mission: Impossible and The Witcher TV series. In an interview with Heat Magazine (via Twitter), he spoke about previously auditioning for Bond, and shared how he'd like to join the property. In his words:

Honestly, I'm so in. While the pressure is on for Eon and Amazon to find a new actor to play 007, Henry Cavill would rather join the ranks of iconic Bond villains. He's got the star power to bring people to theaters, and his hulking physicality might be a great way to challenge James. We'll just have to wait for Bond 26's casting to actually begin, and see who ends up taking on the mantle of the martini-drinking MI6 agent.

At the time of writing this story, Cavill is 42 years old, which is a number of years older than Daniel Craig was when beginning his tenure as 007. There are reports that the studio is looking for a younger actor to play Bond, thanks to the years-long commitment and physical toll of the role. So putting him in the antagonist role arguably makes more sense.

Of course, there's no indication that Henry Cavill is actually being considered to play a villain in the next Bond movie. Still, you can't deny that he would be great for the role, especially as a British actor. Hopefully, we get some indication as to when casting is actually underway for the 26th James Bond movie.

It should be fascinating to see how the 007 franchise changes whenever it returns to the big screen. Daniel Craig's tenure saw the property step away from wild gadgets in favor of gritty action. Skyfall saw the death of Judi Dench's M, and No Time To Die ended by James actually being killed onscreen. So, how will Eon break new ground with another actor? Only time will tell, but now Amazon is involved.

No Time to Die is streaming now with a Netflix subscription. Fingers crossed there's some information about the franchise's future sooner rather than later.