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AI technology is helping us imagine and depict scenarios that would never have been possible with traditional photography before.

While employing AI to make something like an advert can turn into a complete fever-dream horror show, it can also help us figure out which hunky Hollywood actor suits the role of the next James Bond the best.

Daniel Craig just left the role of 007 after playing the iconic character for the last 15 years, and intense speculation has immediately turned to which actor will follow in Craig’s footsteps.

There’s been talk of it being Tom Hardy, Bridgerton‘s Regé-Jean Page, Welsh heartthrob Luke Evans, or even the British-Jamaican actress Lashana Lynch.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson appears to have emerged as a frontrunner for the 007 role, though, with Richard Madden, Henry Cavill, and Idris Elba also possibilities for the part.

I am all for pissing off the bigots with a black James Bond.

Idris Elba as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

‘Bridgerton’ actor Regé-Jean Page as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

‘Emily in Paris’ actor Lucien Laviscount as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

Photographer Alper Yesiltas, who is based in Istanbul, Turkey, created the hyper-realistic portraits of how actors touted to play 007 after Daniel Craig would look in the role, PetaPixel reported.

The photographer says it took him a few days to make the portraits. He used a variety of AI and photo-editing software including Midjourney, Dall-E, Artbreeder, Faceapp, Gradient, Remini, Photoshop, Lightroom, and VSCO.

“I wanted to digitally depict the top known contenders using AI technology and see who will be a better fit for the role.” He said.

The other imagined contenders are:

Rumoured frontrunner Aaron Taylor-Johnson as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

Tom Hardy as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

Henry Golding as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

Richard Madden as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

Henry Cavill as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

‘Kingsman’ actor Taron Egerton as James Bond | Image: Alper Yesiltas

Who do you think looks the best as the next 007?

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