Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Okay, so an American playing Bond is pretty much sacrilege, but bare in mind, we’re living in an age where M’s a woman, Q looks like a member of One Direction, and Bond can make a non-hetero joke about his sexuality. Considering that the role has been played by an Australian, an Irishman and, originally, a Scot, is it that much of a stretch to see the title transfer across the Atlantic? That’s not to say he’d be shaking beer cans instead of martinis, and getting his Dodge pickup outfitted with an ejecting seat; you’d just need the right Yank to be a part of her majesty’s secret service.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has already proven he knows how to look good in a suit, and the guy is catnip for the fairer sex, so the only real hurdle left would be in mastering the accent. Sure, right now he looks a bit more like Jimmy Bond than James, but half the fun of a new Bond could be watching him go from an unfledged rookie, to the expert agent that we all know and love.
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