Overview
- Final screen tests are due to begin in London as early as Friday, October 23, 2026, with sessions expected to run through the following week.
- Industry reporting identifies Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor as three named finalists and says at least one additional, unnamed actor was offered a test.
- Multiple outlets report Jacob Elordi and Jack O’Connell are not taking part in this round, an update that narrows earlier speculation about frontrunners.
- Sources say the tests will measure stunt ability, camera presence and dialogue under casting director Nina Gold and be evaluated by Denis Villeneuve and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman while Amazon MGM declines to confirm details.
- The casting is part of Amazon MGM’s wider 2025 takeover and creative reset of the Bond franchise and producers expect a casting decision likely before the end of 2026, a result that would shape the studio’s planned new direction for 007.