Taron Egerton doesn't want to "jinx" his dream project

The Hollywood star told People: "There's a musical I love.

"I daren't tell you what it is, because I don't want to jinx it. There's a really classic American musical that I really love that I would love to turn into a film. It's never been turned into a film and I think it would be amazing."

Taron admits that he'll have to overcome a series of obstacles before he can get the project off the ground.

He said: "I'm really, really, really hoping that I can achieve that. It's very, very hard and the estate is super protective about it and rightly so.

"If I manage it, you'll know about it and I think it would be incredible. But I will not jinx it by telling you what it is because I've been trying for some time."

Meanwhile, Taron has played down talk that he could replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, insisting he's too "messy" for the role.

The movie star believes there are "so many cool, younger actors" who would be better suited to the coveted role.

Asked about the possibility of playing Bond, he told Collider: "I don't think I'm a good choice for it. I think I'm too messy for that.

"I think I'm not - I really love James Bond and particularly Daniel Craig's tenure. But I think I wouldn't be good at it, and I think there's so many cool, younger actors who would be great for it. I think it would be wasted on me, probably."

Taron also observed that leading the Bond franchise is "quite an undertaking".

He said: "That's not to say that I don't have aspirations and plans and also that I wouldn't be interested in doing something that's more commercial, because of course I would. I think I'm a period in my life where, as you say, I've been probably following the things that speak to me on a creative level a little bit more, but, you know, I'm sure I won't feel that way forever.

"But James Bond is quite an undertaking and I think, one, as far as I'm aware, nobody's asking me to do it."