If this latest report is accurate, you can forget about Henry Cavill or Idris Elba being the next James Bond.
According to Deadline’s sources, the filmmakers are looking to cast a “fresh face” as 007 in James Bond 26, specifically an unknown male British actor in their late 20s to early 30s.
This “fresh face” criteria would rule out a number of oft-rumored “next James Bond” candidates, including Tom Holland, Taron Egerton, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Although there were recent reports about unknown English actor Scott Rose-Marsh screen-testing as 007 for Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve, Deadline’s source claims “the casting process has not begun and it won’t until Denis finishes the [third] Dune movie.”
The source says it’s possible that the next Bond could be played by a non-white actor, though “it’ll come down to this: Are they right for Bond? Are they right for the story that Villeneuve and screenwriter [Steven] Knight will be telling?”
Deadline emphasizes that Bond 26 will not be a continuation of where No Time to Die left the saga with the death of Daniel Craig’s James Bond. “It’s a new Bond, a new start, a fresh everything,” the site’s source claims.
James Bond 26 begins filming in 2027 for a 2028 release date.
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