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James Bond Casting Announcement Expected Soon
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In Short: The search for the next James Bond actor is nearing its conclusion, with the announcement expected in November or December.
The search for the next James Bond actor is nearing its conclusion, with the announcement expected in November or December.
After years of speculation, the wheels are firmly in motion, with the new Bond film set to begin production in 2027 and release in 2028.
Director Denis Villeneuve, who is helming the next Bond film, made a playful tease while accepting an honour at the 2026 LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles.
The casting search is considering performers with varying levels of international recognition, including the possibility of Pattinson playing both Batman and 007.
The new Bond film will mark a fresh start for the franchise, with a new creative team in place.
The announcement of the new actor will likely be made in a high-profile manner, similar to how Daniel Craig was announced in 2005, arriving by boat with the Royal Marines.
What this adds
Former One Direction star Robert Pattinson has reportedly undergone a screen test for the role of James Bond, joining Nicholas Hoult in the running.
The casting search is considering performers with varying levels of international recognition, including the possibility of Pattinson playing both Batman and 007.
Background
Former One Direction star Robert Pattinson has reportedly undergone a screen test for the role of James Bond, joining Nicholas Hoult in the running.
Former One Direction star Robert Pattinson has reportedly undergone a screen test for the role of James Bond, joining Nicholas Hoult in the running.
What's confirmed
- The film is expected to go into production in 2027, before its release in 2028.
- Paddington Bear has screen tested for the role of James Bond.
- The question of who will be the next James Bond is never far away from the hearts and minds of movie enthusiasts, especially now as the chosen actor is close to be announced.
- As reported by Variety, auditions for the next Bond film are underway, with five rumoured contenders for the role, including Jack Lowden ( Dunkirk ), Josh O’Connor ( Challengers ), Callum Turner ( Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ), Pattinson, and Hoult.
- “I would say the end of the year is a good bet,” she said, making it a likely matter of months, maybe even weeks, before the next Bond actor is officially tuxed up.
What's still developing
- After that, it's just a matter of how the announcement will be made.
- The film has many issues which hold it back, from trying to tie together all the loose threads from Craig's previous threads into one narrative to its failed attempt at misdirection regarding its villain, but the greatest cardinal sin of Spectre is that it's boring, and that is something that no Bond movie should ever be.
- The former One Direction star has reportedly discussed playing the next James Bond, according to Variety, adding another unexpected contender to the search for Daniel Craig's successor, more than five years after his final appearance as 007.
- One thing that people noted about Daniel Craig when he was first announced as Bond was that he wasn't exactly a blockbuster actor, and his lineup mostly consisted of strong, independent films, really only including one that signaled he'd make a brilliant Bond: Layer Cake.
- Pierce Brosnan is throwing in his two cents into the conversation regarding who should be chosen to play the next James Bond, nearly 25 years after he last played the iconic character.
- But Amazon MGM Studios sure are taking their sweet time announcing the next Bond, so in the meantime we might as well rank the frontrunners.
- “I’d like to kill him,” Sean Connery famously said of Bond, that “dull, prosaic English policeman”; it was Daniel Craig who finally managed to do it, a fifth film torturously pulled out of him because Barbara Broccoli agreed to knock him off.
- Bonds have been used for centuries, with the first bond issued in 13 th century Italy.
- The search for the next actor to get the "Licence to Kill" may soon be coming to a close.
- He called it "magnificent" and "one of the best films he has ever seen."
- In the wake of the betting markets coming to bat for the actor, The Telegraph wrote a long piece speculating why he could be the right man for the job; his newfound status as Bond favourite also drew attention from the NME, Complex, and other major culture outlets. ( Including us at GQ UK.) Many also pointed to the fact that he holidayed in Oracabessa Bay last summer — the estate, also known as “GoldenEye,” where Bond author Ian Fleming wrote many of his Bond novels.
- This is GQ 's power ranking of the prime candidates to be the next James Bond, which is updated regularly — and will be until an official announcement is made.