The following James Bond is predicted to be introduced this yr.
Subsequent James Bond: Newly Oscar-nominated rising star ‘in 007 casting talks’ (Picture: MGM)
It’s been 5 years since Daniel Craig exploded himself out of the James Bond movie franchise in No Time To Die.
Since then, Eon Productions has offered its whole 007 inventive management to Amazon MGM Studios in a close to $1 billion deal.
David Heyman and Amy Pascal are producing the Bond reboot and have employed Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to pen the script, which will probably be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
Final yr, the massive hearsay was that Amazon had been taking a look at a star in his late 20s to play Bond, with names like Tom Holland, Harris Dickinson and Jacob Elordi within the combine.
And now, by the sounds of a number of sources, the latter is in severe consideration.
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Jacob Elordi channelling James Bond in Saltburn and Priscilla (Picture: MGM/A24)
In keeping with scooper Roger Friedman: “Rumours are Elordi’s had conferences with the producers and director Denis Villeneuve.” This was corroborated with World of Reel, who reported right this moment: “Again in October, I had a well-placed supply telling me that Amazon/MGM was quietly pushing for Elordi to be the following Bond, although no formal supply has been despatched out, and that Elordi was prone to have a display screen take a look at in 2026 — the standard tuxedo becoming and motion scene… Villeneuve is predicted to have a say within the matter, and thus far there’s been no indication of pushback on his half by way of Elordi’s casting. In reality, if we take right this moment’s reporting, it appears as if Elordi privately met with the filmmaker. A remaining choice is meant to be made on the following 007 actor in mid-2026.”
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Jacob Elordi is 6ft 5 (Picture: GETTY)
The 28-year-old Australian hunk starred in Saltburn, performed Elvis Presley in Priscilla and is ready to behave reverse Margot Robbie in Wuthering Heights subsequent month as Heathcliff. If that wasn’t sufficient, Elordi acquired his first Oscar nomination right this moment for enjoying Frankenstein’s monster in Gulliermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. If forged he can be the youngest Bond and first Aussie to take up the Licence to Kill since as 29-year-old George Lazenby.
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