James Bond contenders: Who is going to be the new 007?

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Could the race for the next James Bond be over already? The Sun certainly think so, revealing that Poldark star Aidan Turner has recently jetted off to Los Angeles for talks with the franchise's producers.

The news seemed to be confirmed by the BBC's Karen Thrussell, who "set tongues wagging about his Bond prospects" when she collected his Breakthrough Award at the Broadcasting Press Guild awards, says the paper.

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