James Norton still favourite to play James Bond next

James Norton is still the favourite with our traders to play James Bond next.

We make the Happy Valley star 2/1 in the betting, ahead of Sam Heughan (3/1) and Tom Hiddleston (5/1), with every other name currently being 8/1 or bigger.

Among those 8/1 shots are Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy.

Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “No one can budge James Norton from the head of the betting and it looks like he’s nailed on to replace Daniel Craig as 007.”

Ladbrokes Latest Betting:

Next James Bond

James Norton – 2/1

Sam Heughan – 3/1

Tom Hiddleston – 5/1

Idris Elba – 8/1

Michael Fassbender – 8/1

Richard Madden – 8/1

Tom Hardy – 8/1

Cillian Murphy – 10/1

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All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing