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License to spill! James Bond candidate Theo James guzzles beer from a plastic cup during LA basketball game - after ruling himself out of playing the Martini-loving secret agent
James and his chosen beverage could easily have left the Martini-loving MI6 agent shaken, not stirred during his appearance at a basketball game on Tuesday night.
James, 39 - currently winning plaudits for his starring role in Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen - necked lager from a plastic cup as he watched the Los Angeles Clippers take on the Dallas Mavericks. The actor, who is of Greek heritage through his businessman father, is one of at least twenty established names to be linked with the James Bond role, vacant since former 007 Daniel Craig retired his Walther PPK in 2021. He had been the bookies' favourite to replace Daniel Craig as the super spy, but is keen to pursue other roles - and has even put forward a list of proposed names to producer Barbara Broccoli of actors to play 007.
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