Overview
- Final screen tests are scheduled to start in London as early as Friday, Oct. 23, with sessions expected to run through the following week.
- Industry reporting says at least four actors were offered tests and three finalists named are Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor while Jacob Elordi is not participating.
- The auditions will be comprehensive and will evaluate stunt work, camera presence and dialogue under casting director Nina Gold and Denis Villeneuve’s creative team.
- Amazon MGM declined to comment on specifics and referred outlets to a standard statement, while producer Amy Pascal has said a casting decision is likely before year-end.
- The tests close a methodical search launched after Amazon MGM took creative control of Bond and signal a high-stakes studio reboot that could shape future 007 films and spin-offs.