Finalists for next James Bond reportedly set for screen tests this week
Photo: The GuardianSeveral finalists for the role of James Bond are set to screen-test this week, reportedly in London, as Amazon MGM Studios nears a choice to succeed Daniel Craig, according to reports. The Hollywood Reporter and Variety said the group reportedly includes Callum Turner and Jack Lowden; Deadline also named Josh O'Connor and an unnamed fourth actor. Reports vary between three and five finalists. Tests reportedly cover stunts, camera presence and dialogue, and Jacob Elordi is reportedly not testing. Amazon MGM has neither confirmed nor denied the reports. Denis Villeneuve is to direct and Steven Knight to write; Craig left after 2021's No Time to Die. Deadline said an announcement likely isn't imminent.
Right-leaning outlets frame it as a long search possibly ending, noting more than five years since the last film and rumored actors. Alternative outlets say four finalists remain; /Film names O'Connor and the producers and casting director involved. The left-leaning Guardian cites trade reports, test details, differing finalist counts and Amazon's non-confirmation. All agree on the tests and Villeneuve; they differ in which actors they name.
How the sides differ Right sources stress a long search nearing its end; alternative sources focus on named finalists; left sources detail test format, conflicting counts and Amazon's silence.
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The Guardian leads with trade-press reports of the screen tests, listing test elements, varying finalist counts, actors reportedly excluded, and Amazon MGM's decision not to confirm details.
- The A.V. ClubJames Bond screen tests are imminent
NewsNation says four finalists remain and recalls Villeneuve's 2025 appointment. /Film, citing Deadline, names Josh O'Connor and a mystery fourth actor, plus the producers and casting director leading the search.
The Washington Times says casting could be nearing its end, more than five years after the last Bond film. The New York Post headline presents a rumored list of actors.