Aaron Taylor-Johnson on James Bond rumors and making superhero movies

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson thank you the latest cover of Rolling Stone UK ahead of what will be a busy rest of the year for the 33-year-old actor. He has a supporting role in “The Fall Guy” (in theaters May 3 from Warner Bros.), headlines the superhero movie “Kraven the Hunter” (in theaters August 30 from Sony) and is part of “Nosferatu” from Robert Eggers. ensemble (in theaters December 25 from Focus Features). “Kraven” offers Taylor-Johnson the chance to launch a new superhero franchise after a single appearance as Pietro Maximoff in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, courtesy of 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

“I think there was something unique about this character and something grounded,” Taylor-Johnson told the publication about approaching Kraven. “We’re all tired of seeing certain studio movies, certain types of pop culture… where they’re producing things that dilute the desire to go to the movies. “I wouldn’t have signed if I felt like there wasn’t something to bring this character to life.”

“Taking on a Sony/Marvel movie is a completely different challenge,” he added later in the interview. “There is the story, the character, the role; that’s one thing. But then you also enter a world where it’s a studio and a franchise (or potential franchises, although let’s not get ahead of ourselves). So, in a sense, they’re rolling the dice on me, which is a lovely thing. But you have to appease the studio, please the audience and do what is worthy of you as an actor. “I find all of that very challenging.”

Another possible franchise on the horizon for Taylor-Johnson is James Bond. He was long considered a favorite to take on the role of Daniel Craig, with The sun informing On March 18, he was officially offered the role and will sign a contract imminently. Sources close to Taylor-Johnson downplayed the report and said he has not been cast as Bond, but technically anything is possible in the future.

“I can only really talk about the things I’m going to show and tell,” Taylor-Johnson said when Rolling Stone UK he asked about Bond. “I don’t feel like I need a future defined for me. I feel like: whatever I struggle with, I can do better.”

Go to Rolling Stone UK website to read Taylor-Johnson’s cover story in its entirety.

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