Game of Thrones star becomes top candidate for Bond role

Bookmakers rate it as 9/4 - a meteoric rise associated with starring in Marvel's The Eternals...

British actor Richard Madden, known to everyone for his role as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones, has burst into the rating of candidates for shooting in the new James Bond film.

The actor has the best chance of replacing Daniel Craig as 007.

The list also includes Tom Hardy, James Norton and Idris Elba.

Bookmakers rate it as 9/4 - a meteoric rise associated with starring in Marvel's The Eternals, Express reported.