The name’s (not) Bond Agencies / Updated: Apr 26, 2021, 06:00 IST James Bond role’ Current heartthrob Rege-Jean Page is reportedly not currently in contention for the role of James Bond despite walking away from Bridgerton for new career opportunities. The British actor, 31, rose to international attention for his turn as Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings on the first season of the Netflix period drama. However, it was revealed earlier this month that the actor would not be returning as the hunky aristocrat in the drama’s second run. This was followed by reports that he turned down the opportunity to return as a guest star in multiple episodes of the second season at a salary of $50,000 per episode.