Former "Superman" star Henry Cavill has been gunning for a Bond role for years now. He lost out previously for being not quite the right fit, but now that he's a bit older (he's 39), he could take over. He told the Sunday Times in December 2021 of possibly earning the role, "Time will tell. You don't know which direction they want to take Bond in and so I like to say that everything's always on the table."
Earlier, in November 2021, he told The Hollywood Reporter that it was an honour just to be part of the conversation. "I think it would be very exciting to have a conversation with the producers," he said. "In an ideal world, I'd never have to turn anything down. Nothing is off the table."
The biggest factor working against Cavill is that he's already a pretty recognisable actor, having starred in the Superman franchise and Netflix's "The Wicker."