Callum Turner, 36, Strengthens James Bond Case With 'One Night Only'

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 5

Callum Turner’s lead turn in “One Night Only,” opening Aug. 7, is framed as his clearest evidence yet that he can carry the next James Bond film.
The romantic comedy gives the 36-year-old Brit room to show the mix Bond speculation demands—physical comedy, dry wit and a more rugged leading-man presence than in earlier roles.
In the film, Turner plays a New York pizza shop owner navigating a world where single people can have sex only 1 night a year, a premise that lets him balance charm with chaos.
George Clooney has already backed Turner as “a great Bond,” though former franchise casting director Debbie McWilliams has argued high-profile actors may be too well known for 007.
The debate lands as producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman shape Bond’s post-Daniel Craig future after more than 60 years of exclusively White actors in the role.