A Digital Artist Used AI To Show Us What The Actors In The Running To Be The Next James Bond Would Look Like In The Role

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We’d like to reintroduce you to Alper Yesiltas, the incredible digital photographer/artist who uses AI to create some wildly creative stuff…like this portrait of baseball legend Babe Ruth as a modern day man.

Previously, we covered his stunning photo series “As If It Never Happened,” which imagined what celebrities who died young would look like today — like Diana, Princess of Wales who we lost in a car accident in 1997 at the age of 36. Here’s Diana then:

closeup of Princess Diana

Tim Graham / Tim Graham Photo Library / Via Getty Images

And here’s what a 61-year-old Diana might look like today:

AI rendering of Princess Diana

And here are the two images side by side:

side-by-side of Princess Diana young and old

(R) Tim Graham / Tim Graham Photo Library Via Getty (L) Alper Yesitas

The series also included Heath Ledger, who died of acute intoxication from a combination of prescription drugs in 2008 at age 28. Here’s Heath then:

Closeup of Heath Ledger

Carlo Allegri / Getty Images

And here’s what a 43-year-old Heath might look like today:

AI Heath

And here are the two images side by side:

Side-by-side of Heath Ledger young and old

You can see the rest of the series here.

(L) Carlo Allegri / Getty Images (R) Alper Yesiltas

Another incredible photo series Alper created imagined what living celebrities — like Emma Stone — might look like decades from now. Here’s Emma as you know her:

Closeup of Emma Stone

Jeffrey Mayer/Wire Image

Here’s what Emma might look like years from now:

Older Emma

And here are the two images side by side:

Side-by-side of Emma Stone young and older

(L) Jeffrey Mayer/Wire Image, (R) Alper Yesiltas

The series also imagined Justin Bieber many years from now. Here’s Justin as you know him:

Closeup of Justin Bieber

Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Here’s what Justin could look like in the future:

Older Justin Bieber

And here are the two images side by side:

Justin Bieber young and older

You can see the whole series here.

(L) Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue / (R) Via Instagram: @alperyesiltas

Alper’s latest project is something completely different. In the wake of Daniel Craig retiring as James Bond — and Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson confirming they are looking for a new actor to play the role — Alper used AI to show us what some of the most talked about potential replacements might look like as 007.

Closeup of Daniel Craig

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First, Alper — who has seen all the Bond movies and first became a fan during the Pierce Brosnan era — imagined what Tom Hiddleston would look like as 007.

Tom Hiddleston

Alper Yesiltas

He also imagined what Aaron Taylor-Johnson would look like saying he prefers his martinis “shaken, not stirred.”

Closeup of Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Alper Yesiltas

Here’s Idris Elba as Bond…something many fans have long hoped would become a reality.

Idris Elba as Bond

Alper Yesiltas

And here’s Kingsman series star Taron Egerton as the legendary British Secret Service agent.

Taron Egerton as Bond

Alper Yesiltas

How about a Game of Thrones alum as Bond? Here’s Richard Madden.

Closeup of Richard Madden

Alper Yesiltas

Here’s another fan favorite choice for the next “Bond, James Bond”… Tom Hardy.

Tom Hardy as Bond

Alper Yesiltas

And here’s Superman star Henry Cavill, who is rumored to be on the shortlist to be the next Bond.

Closeup of Henry Cavill

Alper Yesiltas

How about a slightly more off-the-radar casting idea? Here is James Norton from Happy Valley.

Closeup of James Norton

Alper Yesiltas

And here’s Lucien Laviscount — recently seen in Emily in Paris — as another suave option.

Lucien Laviscount

Alper Yesiltas

Here’s Crazy Rich Asians/Snake Eyes star Henry Golding as the M16 intelligence agent.

Henry Golding as Bond

Alper Yesiltas

And here’s Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page, who would definitely cut an impressive figure as ol’ JB.

Regé-Jean Page as Bond

Alper Yesiltas

As for who Alper would like to see be the next Bond? “I would like the actor who will play the role of Bond to be the actor who can play the role the longest.” His prediction, though, is that the role will go to a younger, less household name. “I have a strong feeling that James Norton or Lucien Laviscount will be the next Bond.”

So…who do you think would make the best new Bond?

And to keep up with all of Alper’s amazing AI digital art, follow him on Instagram!

Maria Lewis

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