Toby Kebbell: I’m more a James Bond baddie than the man to play 007

Kebbell is one of the actors tipped as a possible replacement for Daniel Craig
New Kong star: Toby Kebbell
Dave Benett
Jennifer Ruby13 March 2017
The Weekender

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for exclusive competitions, offers and theatre ticket deals

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Toby Kebbell says he would be “privileged” to play James Bond — but thinks he is more suited to a villainous role.

The British star, 34, is just one of the actors tipped as a possible replacement for Daniel Craig when he steps down from the franchise.

Kebbell told the Standard: “I don’t think anyone wants to see me as Bond, they don’t want crooked-teeth Bond, you know what I mean?

“I would of course be privileged but I’m more likely to get the Bond villain.”

The actor has starred in many big-screen blockbusters, including Fantastic Four, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and the new Kong: Skull Island, but is branching out into comedy. “I’d like to try everything,” he said.

Kebbell said there was “less pressure” working on a blockbuster than on smaller, independent projects and said Kong: Skull Island was the “B movie that we all wanted... with great actors and loads of effects”.

Kong: Skull Island experience at Madame Tussauds London

1/14

Kong: Skull Island is in cinemas now.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in