Ever since the Amazon acquisition of creative control over the James Bond franchise from longtime stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael J. Wilson, many questions have been asked.

Are we going to be subjected to a watering down of the beloved film legacy with countless soul-draining spin-offs?

What direction is 007 going to go in now, and which filmmaker will guide Bond into its new era?

Most of all though, who will play this new chapter’s James Bond?

Henry Cavill seems to be the people’s choice. Frequently mentioned names include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, James Norton, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Richard Madden, Rege-Jean Page and Tom Hardy.

Now, a new name has been added to the ever-growing list and foreign governments are even getting involved…

Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk has unexpectedly thrown Jesse Eisenberg’s name into the mix by making a tongue-in-cheek offer to the US actor and director behind the Oscar-nominated A Real Pain.

Eisenberg, who recently gained Polish citizenship and has starred in films like The Social Network, Zombieland and the Now You See Me trilogy, was offered military training by Tusk – a crash course that would land him “the new James Bond role.”

Tusk posted a video on X that showed him watching a clip of an appearance by Eisenberg on NBC’s The Tonight Show. In that appearance, Eisenberg said, to laughter, that a day after he received citizenship he looked at the news “and the top story was ‘Poland now requires all males to participate in military training.’”

In his video, Tusk said: “Dear Jesse, there’s really nothing to be afraid of!” He noted that military training is voluntary. 

“So come over to Poland! And we’ll give you such a training that, the new James Bond role? It’s yours!”

Who knew it was that easy nabbing cinema’s most sought-after role?

Tusk said on 7 March that his government was working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation in Europe.

The Polish PM said that there’s a need for an army of 500,000 soldiers, more than double the current number, which would include reservists.

He added last week that the government intends to put 100,000 volunteers through military training each year starting in 2027 as it seeks to build an army of reservists.

He said he was “convinced that there will be no shortage of volunteers.”

Not when 00 status is within reach…

Additional sources • AP