All of this, plus his role in SAS: Red Notice, have put Sam Heughan into a prime position to play James Bond.
Yet again, all bets are off at this point, and no one has a real inside track as to what’s going on.
But as far as Heughan’s potential hiring is concerned, he’s certainly built the confidence, and the resume, to make himself a tough contender in the months to come.
Though between Outlander duties taking up a good portion of his time and Heughan’s age potentially putting a ticking clock on his candidacy, the 41-year-old actor might find himself upstaged by competition that can make a longer, more exclusive commitment to the 007 franchise.