If you follow the Hollywood trend, the next Bond should be a womyn. However, the #MeToo movement may have quashed that for a bit.
So from that perspective, Elba may be the mainstream choice.
I really enjoyed the "Bourne-ish" extreme action oriented Daniel Craig Bond.
They’ve still never topped Sean Connery, but each has had his good moments. Except for Timothy Dalton. He had ‘the look’ but could not pull off the character.
I liked Pierce Brosnan.
Daniel Craig could have been a whole different character - like ‘Bourne’ - I loved the movies but it was hard to remember he was ‘Bond’... so they had to keep saying his name.
I’m not a Dr Who fan or even watch the series but I did enjoy the Matt Smith/Amelia Pond episodes.
Apparently the newest Dr Who is a woman...so it won’t be long before Bond becomes a woman, too.
So when Bond is a woman, will there be “Bond Girls” for James/Jamie to hit on?
No need ... Bond's boss became a woman. But she was a badass!