Miles Teller's 'Gramma' Tells Twitter He Should Be the Next James Bond: 'He Has Everything'

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty ImagesMiles Teller’s grandmother Leona Flowers is the actor’s biggest cheerleader.ThePages from Grandma’s Notebookauthor, who refers to herself as “Miles Teller’s Gramma” on Twitter, recently went to baton the platform, pitching theTop Gun: Maverickstar for one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood: the next James Bond!Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.“They’re looking for an actor to replace Daniel Craig for future 007 movies,” Flowers tweeted. “I think my grandson, Miles Teller, has proven that he has everything they’re looking for- talent, looks, strength,worldwide appeal & oh, so cool. He can be that guy!! Wouldn’t he be great?“Flowers' familial endorsement was met with tempered enthusiasm from commenters, many of whom brought up that Bond is British.“If he was from Great Britain I would agree,“commented one person, while anothersaid,“Except he’s American. Bond is BRITISH.“Teller’s grandmother responded to the latter: “And lots of Europeans have played Americans. He studied acting which includes accents. He’d be great.“Flowers' pitch comes more than two years before another installment of the next 007 movie.With Daniel Craig having bowed out of the iconic role, the search is on for his replacement, but producers have been quiet about any movement on that front.Daniel Craig as James Bond.Nicola Dove / MGM / © Danjaq / Courtesy Everett CollectionBarbara Broccoli, one of the franchise’s lead producers, recently toldDeadlinethat the next 007 movie will be a “reinvention of Bond” and that “nobody’s in the running” to portray the character.“We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through,” Broccoli, 62, told the outlet.Among possible stiff competition for the role isIdris Elba, whose name surfaced earlier this year during a Deadline podcast.“Well, we know Idris, I’m friends with him, and he’s a magnificent actor,” Broccoli said.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,Charlie HunnamandJamie Dornanhave also expressed interest in the role.“I think we have decided that untilNo Time to Diehas kind of had its run and Daniel has been able to, well, we’ve all been able to, reap the benefits of Daniel’s wonderful tenure, we’re not gonna think about or talk about anybody else, actors to play the role or storylines or anything. We just wanna live in the moment, the present,” Broccoli said.

Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images

Miles Teller’s grandmother Leona Flowers is the actor’s biggest cheerleader.ThePages from Grandma’s Notebookauthor, who refers to herself as “Miles Teller’s Gramma” on Twitter, recently went to baton the platform, pitching theTop Gun: Maverickstar for one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood: the next James Bond!Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.“They’re looking for an actor to replace Daniel Craig for future 007 movies,” Flowers tweeted. “I think my grandson, Miles Teller, has proven that he has everything they’re looking for- talent, looks, strength,worldwide appeal & oh, so cool. He can be that guy!! Wouldn’t he be great?“Flowers' familial endorsement was met with tempered enthusiasm from commenters, many of whom brought up that Bond is British.“If he was from Great Britain I would agree,“commented one person, while anothersaid,“Except he’s American. Bond is BRITISH.“Teller’s grandmother responded to the latter: “And lots of Europeans have played Americans. He studied acting which includes accents. He’d be great.“Flowers' pitch comes more than two years before another installment of the next 007 movie.With Daniel Craig having bowed out of the iconic role, the search is on for his replacement, but producers have been quiet about any movement on that front.Daniel Craig as James Bond.Nicola Dove / MGM / © Danjaq / Courtesy Everett CollectionBarbara Broccoli, one of the franchise’s lead producers, recently toldDeadlinethat the next 007 movie will be a “reinvention of Bond” and that “nobody’s in the running” to portray the character.“We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through,” Broccoli, 62, told the outlet.Among possible stiff competition for the role isIdris Elba, whose name surfaced earlier this year during a Deadline podcast.“Well, we know Idris, I’m friends with him, and he’s a magnificent actor,” Broccoli said.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,Charlie HunnamandJamie Dornanhave also expressed interest in the role.“I think we have decided that untilNo Time to Diehas kind of had its run and Daniel has been able to, well, we’ve all been able to, reap the benefits of Daniel’s wonderful tenure, we’re not gonna think about or talk about anybody else, actors to play the role or storylines or anything. We just wanna live in the moment, the present,” Broccoli said.

Miles Teller’s grandmother Leona Flowers is the actor’s biggest cheerleader.

ThePages from Grandma’s Notebookauthor, who refers to herself as “Miles Teller’s Gramma” on Twitter, recently went to baton the platform, pitching theTop Gun: Maverickstar for one of the most coveted roles in Hollywood: the next James Bond!

Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.

“They’re looking for an actor to replace Daniel Craig for future 007 movies,” Flowers tweeted. “I think my grandson, Miles Teller, has proven that he has everything they’re looking for- talent, looks, strength,worldwide appeal & oh, so cool. He can be that guy!! Wouldn’t he be great?”

Flowers' familial endorsement was met with tempered enthusiasm from commenters, many of whom brought up that Bond is British.

“If he was from Great Britain I would agree,“commented one person, while anothersaid,“Except he’s American. Bond is BRITISH.”

Teller’s grandmother responded to the latter: “And lots of Europeans have played Americans. He studied acting which includes accents. He’d be great.”

Flowers' pitch comes more than two years before another installment of the next 007 movie.

With Daniel Craig having bowed out of the iconic role, the search is on for his replacement, but producers have been quiet about any movement on that front.

Daniel Craig as James Bond.Nicola Dove / MGM / © Danjaq / Courtesy Everett Collection

Barbara Broccoli, one of the franchise’s lead producers, recently toldDeadlinethat the next 007 movie will be a “reinvention of Bond” and that “nobody’s in the running” to portray the character.

“We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through,” Broccoli, 62, told the outlet.

Among possible stiff competition for the role isIdris Elba, whose name surfaced earlier this year during a Deadline podcast.

“Well, we know Idris, I’m friends with him, and he’s a magnificent actor,” Broccoli said.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,Charlie HunnamandJamie Dornanhave also expressed interest in the role.

“I think we have decided that untilNo Time to Diehas kind of had its run and Daniel has been able to, well, we’ve all been able to, reap the benefits of Daniel’s wonderful tenure, we’re not gonna think about or talk about anybody else, actors to play the role or storylines or anything. We just wanna live in the moment, the present,” Broccoli said.

source: people.com