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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Oct 22

Callum Turner, Jack Lowden Screen Test for 007 Role as 3 to 5 Actors Enter Final Bond Round

Updated

Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Oct 22

Callum Turner, Jack Lowden Screen Test for 007 Role as 3 to 5 Actors Enter Final Bond Round

Q: As producers seek a 007 completely different from Daniel Craig, who is the secret fourth actor testing for the iconic role?

The secret fourth actor has not been publicly identified. Multiple trade reports agree that Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor are among the finalists screen-testing for James Bond, but the remaining name is still being withheld. Deadline described that person only as a “mystery actor,” and other coverage says the testing pool may even extend beyond four people, adding to the uncertainty. There is speculation around several actors, particularly Jacob Elordi, Harris Dickinson, Jack Barton and Paul Mescal, because their names have surfaced in wider Bond chatter. But the strongest reporting cuts against at least some of those theories: The Hollywood Reporter says Elordi is not testing, and Jack O’Connell also appears to be out. That leaves the fourth finalist unconfirmed rather than secretly established in reliable reporting. So the practical answer is that no one outside the studio’s inner circle appears to know for certain. Amazon MGM has kept the last slot tightly under wraps as it completes final screen tests before naming a new 007, potentially by the end of the year.

3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Oct 22

London screen tests for the next James Bond could start as early as Friday, with Callum Turner and Jack Lowden among the actors in front of cameras this weekend.
Three components are planned for the tests — stunts, camera presence and dialogue — in what sources describe as a comprehensive final evaluation for the 007 role.
At least 3 actors are testing, with one source putting the field at as many as 5; Jack O’Connell is no longer believed to be involved and Jacob Elordi is not testing.
Amazon MGM declined to discuss specific casting details, but the process is advancing toward a decision on the first Bond film since Daniel Craig’s 2021 exit after five movies.
Denis Villeneuve is directing the new installment, produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman for Amazon MGM after the studio secured Bond creative control in February 2025.