Sam Heughan talks Bond rumours, action and Andy McNab

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He plays special forces operator Tom Buckingham in the movie, an adaptation of former SAS soldier Andy McNab’s novel of the same name. Well, he does, but he only sleeps enough and then he’s just go, go, go and it was fun to try and keep up with him.” Heughan has had film roles since Outlander rocketed him to stardom in 2014, including current release To Olivia, playing the actor Paul Newman, but nothing quite like this. It’s a topic McNab, who identifies as a “good psychopath” has written extensively about and one that Heughan was fascinated by. Andy describes it as a fader board, where he can sometimes turn up his emotion and sometimes turn it down or turn up ruthlessness or logic or empathy, so it really depends on what situation they are in.” It seems entirely possible James Bond could be described as a “good psychopath” – and that probably won’t be where the Bond comparisons stop, as Heughan himself admits.