Henry Cavill says that he would "love to" follow Daniel Craig as James Bond and would leap at the chance if he were asked.

"I would love to do it of course. I think Bond would be a really fun role. It's British, it's cool. I think that now that I have my Mission: Impossible badge we can do real stunts and really amp it up as well," he told Yahoo Movies.

"Not to say they weren't doing real stunts; I'm just saying it would be fun for me to actually take what I've learnt on this and carry it through to a movie like Bond.

"I'd love to play a Brit. I don't get to play a Brit very often. So yes, I would love the opportunity and if they were to ask I would say yes."

Cavill certainly got a little more experience of being under heavy fire recently when he lamented in an interview that the #MeToo movement meant that he was "going to be called a rapist or something" if he flirted with women.

After an instant and entirely justified backlash, Cavill back-pedalled and issued an apology, describing #MeToo as a "vitally important" movement which he supports "wholeheartedly".

Cavill, who was reportedly Bond director Martin Campbell's choice to succeed Pierce Brosnan when Cavill and Craig were facing off for the role in Casino Royale, is still a little way behind frontrunner (and Pierce Brosnan favourite) Tom Hardy in the betting.