Aaron Taylor-Johnson may be favourite to take up the 007 mantle from Daniel Craig, but his recent transformation suggests otherwise.

The James Bond favourite, 35, has grown out his locks into a shaggy mob and great big bushy beard, looking worlds apart from the suave, clean-shaven British spy we’re used to.

Attending the screening of Love + War at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday, Aaron channeled Sons of Anarchy over Bond aesthetics, wearing a leather jacket and low-buttoned black shirt for the occasion, alongside his wife Sam Taylor-Johnson, 58.

Perhaps he’s rebelling against the Bond odds, which are very much stacked in his favour – and have been for quite some time – alongside other potentials including Masters of the Air star Callum Turner, Superman’s Henry Cavill, and Slow Ho

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