While some actors cry out to get the role of the protagonist in the iconic “007” franchise, a Golden Globe winner is getting out of the race early.

Taron Egerton, star of Elton John’s biographical film “Rocketman,” he said in a new interview with Collider that he does not believe it is a “good option” for James Bond.

“I think I’m too messy for that … I really love James Bond and particularly Daniel Craig’s mandate,” he said in the interview, published on Tuesday. “But I think it would not be good in that, and I think there are so many great and younger actors that would be great for that. I think I would waste me for me, probably.”

Taron Egerton is retiring from James Bond.
Taron Egerton is retiring from James Bond.

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He described the role as “a great company” and also shared that “nobody has asked me to do it.”

“But also, it is not what would make me happier,” Egerton added. “I think it’s a great company, consume your life, a role like that.”

Daniel Craig, who portrayed the British secret agent from 2006 to 2021, would agree with the takeover.

The actor said in 2024 that “he loved every second” of being Bond, but admitted “part of that was hard, strange and strange and emotionally difficult for everyone, including my family.”

He shared some sincere tips for those who assume the role below, admit that the actor has to “grab it and do it.”

Craig was presented as the legendary British secret agent James Bond in movie 21 of Bond,
Craig was presented as the legendary British secret agent James Bond in movie 21 of Bond, “Casino Royale”.

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“I think that is the way to move forward,” Craig told actor Kevin Hart in his Siriusxm show, “Straight from the hart,” in 2021.

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“I hope I have left it in a good place and I hope that the next person can fly,” he said, and added that he will be extremely supported with whoever obtains the coveted paper below.

“Whoever, you know what, you will find someone brilliant and will be great,” Craig shared. “And I will be in charge and the center. I will be in the front seat of a cinema with my popcorn and a drink because I cannot wait.”