Taron Egerton shared whether he would ever play the iconic James Bond, noting that iconic role is is 'quite an undertaking' for actors.

The duo collaborated for the second time on Smoke, which premiered back in June in the 2025 TV schedule. I won't get deep into spoilers here for any newcomers, but suffice it to say that the drama centered on arson investigations was appealing enough to draw Jurnee Smollett back to TV and wasted no time on dropping a huge reveal about Egerton's character.

"I'm too messy for that," the 'Kingsman' star said about being Denis Villeneuve's 007. "Also, it’s possibly not quite the thing that would make me happiest; it kind of consumes your life."