Taron Egerton shared whether he'd ever be open to taking over the role of James Bond "I think I wouldn't be good at it, and I think there's so many cool, younger actors who would

The duo collaborated for the second time on Smoke, which premiered back in June in the 2025 TV schedule. I won't get deep into spoilers here for any newcomers, but suffice it to say that the drama centered on arson investigations was appealing enough to draw Jurnee Smollett back to TV and wasted no time on dropping a huge reveal about Egerton's character.

Taron Egerton is gracefully bowing out of the race to become the next James Bond.