Emily in Paris’ Lucien Laviscount next name in ring to play Bond: ‘He ticks all of the boxes’

Lucien Laviscount at the Emily in Paris premiere.
Emily in Paris star Lucien Laviscount is being touted as a contender to play Bond (Image: Kristy Sparow/Getty Photos)

He’s set hearts racing as a suave and horny love curiosity on Emily in Paris and now Lucien Laviscount is being thought of to play maybe the best heartthrob of all of them, James Bond.

The British actor, 30, first appeared on our screens again in 2007 on teen drama Grange Hill, earlier than happening to look in Coronation Avenue and Waterloo Street, earlier than competing on the eighth collection of Superstar Large Brother in 2011.

In 2021 he joined the second season of Emily in Paris, enjoying the titular character’s love curiosity Alfie, who Emily (Lily Collins) meets throughout French language classes after he strikes to the town for a banking job.

Whereas they’ve had their ups and downs, the third season cliffhanger appears to recommend he may be leaving Paris for good.

However now it's being reported that he’s being checked out to play James Bond, with Lucien the newest identify to be introduced up as a alternative for Daniel Craig.

The actor appears to have caught the eye of the franchise’s producers Barbara Broccoli, who's trying to find the following star after Craig’s 15-year tenure.

Emily and Alfie in Emily in Paris.
Lucien has performed Alfie previously two seasons of Emily in Paris, alongside Lily Collins (Image: Stephanie Branchu/ Netflix)

‘Lucien ticks all the packing containers,’ a supply advised The Day by day Mail.

‘He's a brilliant gifted actor, is extraordinarily good-looking and previously 18 months has received a number of new followers since he joined Emily In Paris.

‘Bond bosses are already saying how one can see him within the 007 tuxedo, how dapper and becoming to the function he'll look.’

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Nevertheless, they added that the very fact he appeared on Large Brother was a ‘sticking level’.

‘Lucien appeared on the present at a time when his performing profession was not as high-profile as it's now, however he was extremely popular then and has a fan base now which stretches generations,’ they added.

‘That may be a dream for Barbara who could be very taken with him.’

Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Daniel Craig has stepped down after 15 years enjoying the key agent (Image: MGM/ Eon /Danjaq/ UPI/ Kobal/ REX/ Shutterstock)

Nevertheless final 12 months Broccoli mentioned that digital camera’s wouldn’t begin rolling on the following movie for ‘at the least two years’.

Though she mentioned ‘no person’s within the working’ but, bookmakers have been speculating who the following Bond may be, with William Hill most just lately putting Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 32, because the frontrunner.

They’ve additionally singled out Tom Hardy, Rege-Jean Web page and Richard Madden as different choices.

Metro.co.uk has contacted Common Studios and Lucien Laviscount’s representatives.

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