Miles Teller is currently enjoying tremendous success as the lead actor on Top Gun: Maverick. His grandmother is so enthusiastic that she advocates for Teller to succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond. Even the actor himself does not seem to be averse.
Miles Teller would like to be the next James Bond. "Yes. I mean, yes, perfect," said the 35-year-old actor when asked by an "Entertainment Tonight" journalist. He had asked the "Top Gun: Maverick" star about his grandmother's wish, who would like to see her grandson succeed Daniel Craig. How serious Teller is about his willingness is not entirely clear from his statement.
Leona Flowers started the debate about Miles Teller as 007 on Twitter in early July. "They are looking for an actor to replace Daniel Craig in future 007 movies," wrote the actor's grandmother. "I think my grandson Miles Teller has proved that he has everything you're looking for - talent, looks, strength, global appeal and he's so cool. He can be that guy!! Wouldn't he be awesome?"
But there's a problem: Miles Teller is American, which would be unusual for a British intelligence agent. All previous Bond actors were from Great Britain or Ireland. Or at least came from the Commonwealth as Australians, like the 007 mayfly George Lazenby.
Many Twitter users confronted Leona Flowers with this dilemma. But the plate grandma also had an answer: "He studied acting, which includes accents," she wrote in a follow-up tweet. In addition, many Europeans have played Americans. So why not the other way around?
The author of the guidebook Pages from Grandma's Notebooks (for which her grandson wrote the foreword) goes even further. According to its inventor Ian Fleming, James Bond has a scar on his cheek. Miles Teller's face is also scarred after an accident in 2007.
Miles Teller's grandmother's bold proposal seems to remain an outsider's opinion. The bookmakers' official favorites for Daniel Craig's successor remain British actors: "Witcher" Henry Cavill, "Bridgerton" star Regé-Jean Page, "Venom" Tom Hardy and "12 Years a Slave" actor Chiwetel Ejiofor are with the betting shops currently in front.
