Who will play the next James Bond?

Tom Hiddleston 

After Tom melted hearts playing Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager, fans became passionate to see the dashing actor as Bond. Tom has admitted that the attention has been "overwhelming", saying: "It's odd because it's becoming overwhelming – not the thing of it, but the number of people who bring it up, it's actually becoming a weird thing to deal with."

According to Ladbrokes the star has the best chance at being offered the part, with 2/5 odds that Tom will be filling Daniel Craig's shoes.  

Idris Elba

Ever since it was rumoured that Daniel Craig would be stepping down from the role, the Golden Globe award nominee has had a huge amount of supporters who want to see him play 007. Idris sounds like he'd love the role should it be offered, telling The Huffington Post: "I say it all the time, but if it was to ever happen and if I was ever to get offered that role, that would be the will of a nation."

Dan Stevens

The Downton Abbey star has spoken about the chance of being the new Bond. After appearing as the main character in The Guest, Dan was asked about whether he would want to play James Bond and said: "I think David in The Guest could give him a run for this money… we'll see what happens".

Olivia Colman

There has been strong support for the actress to take over the role and become the first female Bond. As Tom Hiddleston's co-star in The Night Manager, many viewers wanted to forget all about Tom taking over from 007 and have Olivia take the role instead. One Twitter user wrote: "My entire feed is calling with one voice for Olivia Colman to be the next James Bond", while another wrote: "Never mind Hiddles - Olivia Colman should be the new James Bond!"

Aidan Turner

The star found mainstream attention with his role as the handsome title character in Poldark, and at 3/1 odds, he is the hottest choice to play James Bond after Tom Hiddleston.

Damian Lewis

The former Homeland star has been very vocal about how much he'd love to be Bond, telling The Sunday Times he has done everything he can to secure the role, even sending snaps of his abs to the filmmakers. He said: "I've sent them postcards from exotic locations. I've sent selfies of my abs from the gym. I've done everything I can to get the job, and nothing".

Michael Fassbender

Many fans think that Michael would be the perfect replacement to play Bond, citing his role in Inglorious Bastards, where he plays a calm and collected British spy, as the perfect audition to play the iconic hero. People are so passionate about Michael becoming 007 that they have even photoshopped him in posters. 

Sam Heughan

Sam is currently playing the dreamy James Fraser on Outlander, and the star joked about becoming Bond on Twitter, writing: "Excited for the new #JamesBond Film #SPECTRE. Grown up with him. I know this Bond. #ImReadyToTakeOverWhenYouAreDaniel". However, after sending the tweet, fans jumped on the idea of Sam as the next Bond, with one fan writing: "we VOTE yes Sam! Hope hope hope!", as another wrote: "Sam would be a great Bond!"