In immediate response to the breaking news today, major UK bookies Coral suspended bets on who will be the next James Bond.
A spokesman for Coral told Express Online: “The betting on who will play James Bond is always popular with our punters, with James Norton and Sam Heughan the two most recent favourites, but Tom Hardy has always been close to the head of the betting.
“Hardy was as short as 6-4 favourite last year, so if he has indeed landed the coveted role, the bookies will have been left shaken if not stirred.”
