Aaron Taylor-Johnson went as a rockstar James Bond to the ‘28 Years Later’ London premiere

The 35-year-old British actor isn't living down the 007 rumours, so he went to the premiere as a jazzed up Bond

By Tyler Dane Wingco

Published: Jun 19, 2025

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AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON isn’t living down the James Bond rumours. How can he? The guy is the certified mould in a well cut suit. But at the 28 Years Later premiere, the 35-year-old actor turned the look (and rumours) on its head.

Pinstriped up at the London premiere of the highly-anticipated Danny Boyle flick, Taylor-Johnson opted for the classic tailor’s cloth in a vest and wide, billowing trousers, with thick black sunglasses, a gold Rolex, and chains over his open chest. Popularised in the late 19th and early 20th century, the narrow stripes were a subtle alternative to your everyday grey or navy wool suits. In other words, it was a small way of exercising your good taste and tailoring knowledge.

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Worn on the backs of bankers across the Atlantic, jazz musicians during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance in New York and Wall Street power-brokers of the ’80s and ’90s (think American Psycho), another figure has been rocking it all the while: James Bond. Indeed, discussions regarding the next Bond amongst top prospects seems to be if producers are looking for a whole new direction to take England’s most famous spy. And if red carpets are the arena where can see shifts and spins on tailoring by Bond-hopefuls, Taylor-Johnson makes a strong case for a rugged 007.

Even attending at the 28 Years Later photo-call in the big smoke the day before, Taylor-Johnson exercised his would-be Bond in a casual fit in a cropped leather jacket and (again) wide-leg pleated trousers. If we’re evoking eras, it was pure ’70s – maybe to recall that decade’s Bond, played by Roger Moore. The man can do it all, wear it all, which perhaps makes him our top candidate.

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And if we’re also considering acting chops and physical ability for the role, Taylor-Johnson plays father Jamie in 28 Years Later. Set 28 years after 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, Jamie takes his son Spike (Alfie Williams) back to the mainland on a soft of rite of passage. Wielding a bow and arrow, it’s a fierce, muscular film that asks deeper questions about manhood in a world in ruin. Starring across Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes, it’s another feather to Taylor-Johnson’s decked out cap in bringing blockbuster appeal to a franchise. Need we say more? His fits on the 28 Years Later press tour so far have proven he’s got the wardrobe.

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