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Miles Tellerโs grandma has launched a campaign for him to be the next James Bond.
The โWhiplashโ starโs relative Leona Flowers โ who goes by the nickname Mup โ is convinced her grandson is the perfect replacement for Daniel Craig who stepped down from the role of 007 after the release of his final film โNo Time To Dieโ โ so sheโs taken to Twitter to get her message across.
In a post on the social media site, Leona insisted Miles is the right man for the job, writing: โTheyโre looking for an actor to replace Daniel Craig for future 007 movies.
โI think my grandson, Miles Teller, has proven that he has everything theyโre looking for โ talent, looks, strength, worldwide appeal oh, so cool. He can be that guy!! Wouldnโt he be great?โ
Many of her followers agreed with her, but some pointed out that Bond has historically been played by British actors while Miles is American.
However, Leona is adamant her 35-year-old grandson is great with accents and could easily convince moviegoers heโs a Brit.
She added: โHe could make you think he was (British) โฆ And lots of Europeans have played Americans. He studied acting which includes accents. Heโd be great.โ
It comes after James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli insisted they havenโt got anyone in mind for the role yet as they are still deciding what to do with 007.
She told Deadline.com: โNobodyโs in the running. Weโre working out where to go with him, weโre talking that through. There isnโt a script and we canโt come up with one until we decide how weโre going to approach the next film because, really, itโs a reinvention of Bond. Weโre reinventing who he is and that takes time. Iโd say that filming is at least two years away.โ
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