"Is Henry Cavill the Next James Bond? Latest Odds and Insights"

The search for the next James Bond is underway, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson looking for a bold new directio

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Actors like Aaron Taylor-Johnson and James Norton have met with the producers, and Henry Cavill is a strong contender.

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The producers have strict guidelines, including that the actor must be male, British, and under 40 years old.

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This means former front-runners like Tom Hardy and Idris Elba are now out of the running.

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Cavill, who narrowly lost the role to Daniel Craig in 2005, is now the overwhelming favorite, with odds at 7/4 according to UK bookies

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Other contenders include Taylor-Johnson, Norton, Rege-Jean Page, Tom Hardy, and Jack Lowden

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Cavill's chances have improved now that he no longer has potentially distracting roles as Superman and in The Witcher.

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Broccoli has confirmed that the next Bond could be of any ethnicity

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The new actor will have the opportunity to build a new series of Bond films over at least ten years.

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