James Bond Odds: Who Will Perform The Franchise's Next Theme Tune?
There has been months of speculation on UK betting sites about the 26th James Bond movie.
From who might replace Daniel Craig as the suave spy, to who could be the next Bond Girl, or who might direct the hotly-anticipated movie.
Several star names have been bandied around for the various roles, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson remains the bookmakers' favourite to be the next 007, while the likes of Sydney Sweeney, Nicola Coughlan and Jodie Comer are in contention to be the next female lead in a Bond movie.
One of the most anticipated parts of a Bond film is the iconic theme tune.
Many big names have had a go - from Adele belting out "Skyfall", to Tina Turner's smooth version of GoldenEye, to Dame Shirley Bassey's memorable rendition of Diamonds Are Forever - but who will be next?
Next Bond Theme Tune Odds
Singer | Odds | Probability |
Dua Lipa | 6/4 | 40% |
Sabrina Carpenter | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Lady Gaga | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Taylor Swift | 3/1 | 25% |
Ed Sheeran | 7/2 | 22.2% |
SZA | 4/1 | 20% |
Harry Styles | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Sir Elton John | 11/2 | 15.4% |
Celine Dion | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Megan Thee Stallion | 13/2 | 13.3% |
Lana Del Ray | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Lewis Capaldi | 8/1 | 111% |
Ellie Goulding | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Raye | 12/1 | 7.7% |
From Glasto To 007
Dua Lipa is among the frontrunners to be the next Bond Girl, and it's thought she could provide a two-for-one deal for savvy Bond bosses.
Should the Glastonbury headliner be cast in the movie, she will no doubt be a shoo-in to also perform the theme tune.
The star is 6/4 favourite on James Bond betting sites to do just that, which would see her follow in the footsteps of current pop stars Billie Eilish - who performed the No Time To Die theme for the most recent Bond movie - and Sam Smith.
Should Lipa get the nod, she wouldn't be the first Glastonbury headliner to perform a Bond theme, after Adele, Eilish, and Sir Paul McCartney have all done both.
What's more, Bassey performed a 45-minute set at Glastonbury 2007, and as well as her iconic version of Diamonds Are Forever, she belted out Goldfinger in 1964 and Moonraker in 1979.
As well as Lipa, SZA headlined this year's Glasto, and she is just 4/1 to perform the next Bond theme, while former Worthy Farm headliners Ed Sheeran (7/2) and Sir Elton John (11/2) could also be in the mix.
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Bond Bosses To Go Gaga Or Sabrina?
While it's a surprise neither Elton or Ed have performed a Bond theme before, if head honchos are looking to go down the Eilish route of selecting a regular chart-topping pop star then they could end up at Sabrina Carpenter.
Like Lipa, the singer and actress could also perform the theme tune and act in the movie after cutting her teeth in Disney Channel series Girl Meets World.
Carpenter - who is dating Irish actor Barry Keoghan - is 2/1 second favourite on betting apps to perform the theme.
Another popular option would no doubt be Lady Gaga (5/2), who has hit the headlines again lately after a whirlwind couple of days.
Gaga performed at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony last week, and just hours later appeared to confirm she is engaged to her significant other Michael Polansky, after she called him "my fiancé".
Celine Dion also sang at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony, and she is 6/1 to perform a Bond opening theme.
As well as her smorgasbord of hits throughout a glittering career, Dion is best known by some for a theme tune - My Heart Will Go On, which was the main song of 1997 film Titanic.
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Shake It Off But Not Stirred
Talking of love stories, Taylor Swift has her very own going on at the moment with NFL star Travis Kelce, with the Kansas City Chiefs star even appearing alongside Swift on stage during one of her recent London gigs.
If Bond bosses want to guarantee plenty of Spotify streams for the next theme tune, then the Shake It Off hitmaker could be their woman.
She is 3/1 with new betting sites to land the job, narrowly ahead of her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles, who is 5/1.
What's more, it was reported in April that Lana Del Rey could be lined up for the theme tune.
She has the ideal voice for a dark, broody song - if that's the direction bosses are looking to go in - and is currently 7/1 to be offered the gig.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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