Cillian Murphy has had viewers glued to their seats with the latest series of Peaky Blinders hitting TV screens this week - but now the Irishman is being backed to take on one of silver screen’s longest running franchises.
The Cork-born actor has been earning rave reviews for his performance in the hit BBC drama , but now Tommy Shelby could be throwing off the flat cap and putting on the dickie bow of a famous secret service agent after his odds on replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond were slashed.
BoyleSports have this week cut Murphy into the 3/1 joint favourite from 7/1 for the role as Craig plays the spy for the final time in ‘No Time To Die,’ set for cinema release in April next year.
The latest gamble puts the Peaky Blinders star alongside Bodyguard star Richard Madden, who was previously said to be ‘flattered’ to be linked to the role, while Idris Elba remains a popular choice near the head of the betting as the 4/1 third favourite.
Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports said: “Cillian Murphy’s popularity with punters has clearly peaked this week with a renewed burst of money for him to be named the next Bond after Daniel Craig’s final outing next year. We’ve had to slash him into 3/1 from 7/1 meaning he is now at his shortest price ever to get the nod.”
Next James Bond
3/1 Cillian Murphy
3/1 Richard Madden
4/1 Idris Elba
5/1 Tom Hiddleston
7/1 Tom Hardy
10/1 James Norton
10/1 Aidan Turner
20/1 Michael Fassbender
33/1 Jack Huston
80/1 Gillian Anderson
100/1 Harry Styles
100/1 Matthew Goode
200/1 Colin Farrell
500/1 Donald Trump
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