“So, you’ve never had a conversation with anybody about it with Eon Productions?” the presenter pressed, to which Norton replied: “No.”

“You had a conversation with your agent about it?” Evans persevered, prompting the actor to, once again, respond: “No.”

But the host wasn’t having any of it, insisting Norton “must have had a chat” with his agent about the possibility of taking over as the new Bond;.

“Well, maybe among others,” the star admitted.