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Callum Turner attends the Amazon MGM Studios Los Angeles premiere of “The Boys in the Boat” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on December 11, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Will Callum Turner fillDaniel Craig’s stylish shoes as the next James Bond? His mom sure hopes so, he says.

Talking with PEOPLE about the online rumors and oddsmakers who say he’s under consideration to play the secret agent on screen, Turner, 33, quips, “I think that’s my mum. She just puts that out there. So when my odds get higher, it’s all her putting the money on.”

Though Callum, who stars in the new historical sports dramaThe Boys in the Boatand the upcoming World War II seriesMasters of the Air, claims he’s had no meetings about playing the suave spy, he notes he’s a fan of “amazing producer” Barbara Broccoli.

“She makes incredible films,” he says. “I’d love to work with her in any capacity.”

Callum Turner in “The Boys in the Boat”.Laurie Sparham/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.

Thomas Elms stars as Chuck Day, Tom Varey as Johnny White, Bruce Herbelin-Earle as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, Luke Slattery as Bobby Moch and Wil Coban as Jim McMillin in director George Clooney’s THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

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Other actors whose names have been floated includeEuphoriaandSaltburnstarJacob ElordiandBullet TrainactorAaron Taylor-Johnson.

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Craig revealed back in 2019 that 2021’sNo Time to Die, the most recent film in the 007 franchise, would be his fifth and last. But he came up with an exit plan more than a decade ago after making his first installment, 2006’sCasino Royale, he toldU.K.’sThe Timesin 2022.

Bruce Herbelin-Earle stars as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, and Wil Coban as Jim McMillan in director George Clooney’s THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

“I realized the enormity of it, so I said to Barbara, ‘How many more? Three? Four?’ She said, ‘Four!’ " the actor added. “Isaid, ‘Okay. Then can I kill him off?’ She said, ‘Yes.’ "

In October, Broccolitold The Guardianthat she and her fellow Bond filmmakers “haven’t even begun” work on the next installment.

“Daniel gave us the ability to mine the emotional life of the character … and also the world was ready for it,” she said. “I think these movies reflect the time they are in, and there’s a big, big road ahead reinventing it for the next chapter, and we haven’t even begun with that.”

The Boys in the Boatis in theaters now.

source: people.com