George MacKay believes he can play a ‘James Bond’ villain: ‘I quite like the idea’

George MacKay wants to play a Bond villain.

While the 1917 and Pride actor has been questioned about his interest in taking on the role of suave super-spy James Bond, he admitted playing the titular character is not his dream job.

However, he would not miss out on the chance to take on the part of a Bond villain, following in the footsteps of • Toby Stephens, Mads Mikkelsen, Javier Bardem, Christoph Waltz and, most recently, Rami Malek.

He told Variety, “I quite like the idea of a villain — maybe a one and done, chew the scenery a bit, come be part of it, get the best scenes and then get killed!”

Amazon MGM Studios has taken creative control of the James Bond film franchise from its long-time producers Barbara Broccoli, 65, and 84-year-old Michael G. Wilson.

Dune's Denis Villeneuve, is directing, and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is writing the script for the movie, which is reported to focus on the threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI).

Recent speculation suggested the untitled 26th Bond film is about to go into production at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, South East England, but a new lead actor has yet to be announced.

Amazon MGM Studios recently confirmed that the audition process has kicked off, saying said in a statement, "The search for the next James Bond is underway.”

"While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right,” they said in their statement of who the next James Bond would be.