Joe Alwyn would love to throw his "hat in the ring" for the coveted role of James Bond

When asked if he would like to play 007, Joe told Variety: "Oh, wow. Who wouldn't throw their hat in the ring? You know?"

Joe went on to joke he'll take the role "if you're offering!" and dec lared his likes his martinis both shaken and stirred, saying: "I like both. I do, I do."

The hunt for a new Bond looks set to resume after the franchise was taken over by Amazon MGM in a mega-money deal following the departure of longterm producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

After the announcement was made last month, an insider told Deadline's Baz Bamigboye that the deal might not have happened if Bond bosses had found the perfect actor to take over from Craig.

The source said: "Perhaps, I do think that it's possible that if God had sent us a totally no-brainer Bond in the last couple of years, then it might be a different situation."

A another insider told the publication the producers had taken meetings with several actors about the role - with reports suggesting 'Godzilla' star Aaron Taylor-Johnson was among them - but there was never a clear "frontrunner" for the coveted part.

They said: "[The meetings were] just as kind of an ongoing, keeping your eye out on who's around, but keeping in touch. "

But I definitely don't think that there was any frontrunner. They wanted to know what they wanted to do next before they thought of the right person for it. "It's sort of chicken and egg, isn't it? And if there was a blindingly obvious new guy, it might be a different situation."