The Gentleman’s Theo James has been the bookies’ favourite to be the next James Bond for the last couple of weeks.

But now he’s been ousted from the top spot by Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale runner-up, Henry Cavill.

Earlier this month, the Superman star said, “Watch this space” regarding Amazon MGM’s search for the new 007.

And now the 41-year-old’s odds have been slashed from 3-1 to 2-1 in the last 24 hours.

William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps said: “There’s been a big shift…