Overview

• The actor appeared at the Venice Film Festival with a much bushier beard and longer hair, looking nearly unrecognisable on the Frankenstein red carpet.
• He wore a prominent Omega watch after signing on with the brand long linked to 007, a partnership fans are reading as a possible signal rather than proof.
• New Ladbrokes figures reported this weekend list him odds-on near 8/11, while Henry Cavill is trimmed to 3/1 and described as punters’ most-backed choice.
• Outlets report his rugged look is for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf, which Eggers has called his darkest film yet and is slated for Christmas Day 2025.
• WWD notes Taylor-Johnson is in Venice for Giorgio Armani Cinema Club events as a long-standing Armani ambassador.