Theo James made a rare red carpet appearance with his wife Ruth Kearney, at the London premiere of his new movie Fuze on Thursday.
The actor, 40, and Ruth, 41, took a night off parenting duties to celebrate his new film at London’s Odeon West End.
For the occasion, Theo cut a stylish figure in a brown suit paired with a smart brown shirt.
Meanwhile, Ruth looked incredible in a leopard print co-ord with black heeled boots.
The pair appeared in high spirits as they posed for cosy snaps on the red carpet.
Also at the event were Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, David Mackenzie, and Saffron Hocking.
Theo James made a rare red carpet appearance with his wife Ruth Kearney, at the London premiere of his new movie Fuze on Thursday
The actor, 40, and Ruth, 41, took a night off parenting duties to celebrate his new film at London’s Odeon West End
James Bond candidates Aaron and Theo joined forces for the new movie.
Both actors have been tipped to take on the iconic 007 role and taking over from Daniel Craig.
The official synopsis for Fuze reads: ‘After an undetonated bomb from World War II is uncovered at a London construction site, the chaos of the subsequent evacuation and bomb disarming provides excellent cover to conduct a nearby bank heist’.
It comes as despite the rumours, insiders have denied reports that Aaron has been cast as the new Bond in the 007 movies, leaving speculation to swirl.
Responding to the rumours he could step into Bond’s shoes last year, Aaron played coy, telling Numero: ‘I find it charming and wonderful that people see me in that role. I take it as a great compliment.’
Meanwhile Theo, who is of Greek decent, is one of at least twenty established names to be linked with the James Bond role.
Addressing the rumours, he told The Guardian: ‘Everyone’s interested in [Bond] because it’s a big part of British cultural identity, but that probably wouldn’t be me.
‘I do think there are better people for that job. And, honestly, it would be terrifying: if you do that, there’s no going back. You’re opening Pandora’s box there.
Also at the premiere was his co-star Gugu Mbatha-Raw,
Luke Mably cut a stylish figure for the event
Saffron Hocking turned heads at the event
David Mackenzie beamed on the red carpet
Elham Ehsas was also in attendance
Aaron Taylor-Johnson looked dapper
James Bond candidates Aaron and Theo joined forces for the new movie
Fuze is scheduled for release in UK cinemas on April 3
‘You have got to be willing to live a very different life and have a different life for your family. And that would be pretty tricky. Plus, my mates would take the p*ss out of me. Because they always say, “Bondopoulos – the Greek Bond.”‘
The long-running Bond franchise is famous for turning those who play the secret agent into global superstars.
And it isn’t shy of casting left-field stars to take on the role; the late Sean Connery, one of the most recognisable Bonds, had only featured in a series of TV films when he accepted the role of the titular British spy in 1962’s Dr. No, catapulting him to international fame.
But while Idris Elba was the top choice, fans may end up disappointed after the actor ruled himself out of playing the role in 2024 so he could focus on his deal with Netflix, where he is starring in Luther: The Fallen Sun.
The actor brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming’s famed British spy in February 2023.
When asked about the Luther film at the World Government Summit in Dubai, he said: ‘It’s very dark.
‘We’ve been working on the television show for about 10 years and so the natural ambition is to take it to the big screen, and so we’re here with the first movie.
‘You know, a lot of people talk about another character that begins with J and ends with B, but I’m not going to be that guy.
‘I’m going to be John Luther. That’s who I am.’
Back in August 2022, it was reported that Idris had walked away from ‘years of talks’ with movie bosses to take over the famous role.
He had been the bookies’ favourite to replace Daniel Craig as the super spy, but is keen to pursue other roles – and has even put forward a list of proposed names to producer Barbara Broccoli of actors to play 007.