Netflix Star Is Gamblers’ Favorite to Become the First Black 007

Rege-Jean Page, the star of Netflix Inc.’s “Bridgerton,” is gamblers’ current favorite to be the next James Bond, which would give the franchise its first Black person in the lead role.

London-based betting platform William Hill has the 31-year-old Page at 5-2 odds to star in the 26th Bond movie, ahead of fellow British actors Tom Hardy, 44, and James Norton, 36, at 3-1. Another much-discussed actor of color, Idris Elba, 49, is at 8-1.