Next Bond Girl Odds: Euphoria Battle As Sydney Sweeney Takes On Zendaya For Role
Sydney Sweeney has long been linked with becoming the next Bond Girl, and the speculation has intensified lately on betting sites.
The Euphoria star is back in the news after series three of the HBO drama recently got under way, but she could face stiff Bond Girl competition from one of her co-stars.
It's been well documented that Amazon MGM Studios have taken over creative control of the 007 franchise, with Denis Villeneuve set to direct the next suave spy motion picture, and Steven Knight is currently writing the script.
The term 'Bond Girl' does appear to be fading out, but there will certainly be at least one female lead in the next Bond movie.
Sweeney Slight Fave
Villeneuve and Bond bosses are said to have drawn up a shortlist for who will replace Daniel Craig as Bond, as well as the next leading lady to appear opposite 007.
Sweeney is known to be pals with Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sanchez-Bezos, and she has also hung out with filmmaker Villeneuve.
The White Lotus star has been connected with a role in 007's next outing, and, according to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, it's thought she could land £5million for the role, which would be more than Halle Berry's reported £3.5m for playing Die Another Day character Jinx.
An insider told the publication: "Sydney is without a doubt the hottest female star in Hollywood at the moment.
"Denis knows her personally and values her acting skills and appeals.
"She has shown that she can do comedy, drama and own the screen. Sydney would command the biggest fee out of any Bond Girl ever."
Sweeney is into 5/4 favourite on betting apps to be the next Bond Girl, but one of her Euphoria stars will be huge competition for the coveted part.
"Euphoria is the talk of the internet at the moment, and it is no doubt dominating conversations at Bond HQ, too. Euphoria stars Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya are bang in contention to be the next Bond Girl, but Amazon could do worse than sign up Irish stars Eve Hewson or Jessie Buckley. It will be fascinating to see who gets the nod, and Sweeney is my pick."
Zendaya's 007 Connections
Zendaya isn't far behind at 11/8 to land a female lead part in the upcoming Bond movie.
Amazon bosses are said to be hoping to bring in younger audiences to the Bond franchise when they drop their new 007 movie, and casting Sweeney or Zendaya would no doubt be a massive success for that goal.
She is no stranger to high-profile franchises after being directed by Villeneuve in the Dune movie series, and Bond producer Amy Pascal also worked on the Spider-Man franchise, in which Zendaya plays MJ, opposite Tom Holland's titular character.
Like Sweeney, she has the Bond connections that could help her to land such a role, but has she become too big-time for Bond now?
Zendaya's Dune co-star Florence Pugh is another Hollywood actress who has had a huge taste of the big time.
Her career has gone from strength to strength in recent months, but she is just 2/1 to be the next Bond Girl.
Pugh is no stranger to spy projects after appearing in thriller The Little Drummer Girl in 2018.
At the time, she was asked about being a female 007, but she told Digital Spy: "Someone asked if I wanted to be the first female Bond, and I was saying that I don't think we necessarily need that whole conversation.
"Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn't we just make something new? And I think this [The Little Drummer Girl] is kind of a new take on it."
Next Bond Girl Odds:
Actress | Odds | Probability |
Sydney Sweeney | 5/4 | 44.4% |
Zendaya | 11/8 | 42.1% |
Eve Hewson | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Jessie Buckley | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Florence Pugh | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Erin Doherty | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Teyana Taylor | 3/1 | 25% |
Ana de Armas | 4/1 | 20% |
Michelle Williams | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Margot Robbie | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Annabelle Wallis | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Zoe Kravitz | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Saoirse Ronan | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Bono's Girl To Be Bond Girl?
Irish actress Eve Hewson - who is also known as the daughter of U2 frontman Bono - is also in contention to be the next Bond Girl.
She is very much known to Amazon MGM Studios after it was recently reported she has signed up to feature alongside Channing Tatum in the company's new movie Isle of Man.
Hewson is 13/8 to land a Bond Girl role, just in front of fellow Irish star Jessie Buckley (15/8).
Buckley took awards season by storm this year, most notably becoming the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, for her role in Hamnet.
She also scooped Best Actress gongs at the Golden Globes, BAFTA Film Awards, and Critics Choice Awards, among many others.
Erin Doherty also won her fair share of accolades during the recent awards season, for her performance in Netflix miniseries Adolescence.
She is just 5/2 to be the next Bond Girl, while Ana de Armas - who played Paloma in Bond's last movie, No Time To Die - is a 4/1 shot to reprise her role.
Elsewhere, Hewson and Buckley's compatriot, Saoirse Ronan, is a 10/1 outsider to land a Bond Girl role.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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