Sam Taylor-Johnson Has A Vested Interest In Her Husband Becoming The Next James Bond

Bruce Haring

29 March 2024 at 10:27 am·1-min read

Sam Taylor-Johnson isn’t shading her answers when it comes to rumors that her husband, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, could be the next James Bond.

Speaking on The Johnathan Ross Show, she talked about the flurry of talk surrounding a possible 007 nomination for her other half. Sam Taylor-Johnson was the Fifty Shades of Grey director.

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“You mean that I might direct a Bond film? The first woman director,” she joked before adding, “Carry on speculating. He’d be great.”

Sam has directed Aaron in two films: 2009’s Nowhere Boy and 2018’s A Million Little Pieces.

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