Overview
- Reports say Amazon MGM is scheduling final screen tests this week for the next 007, moving the casting into its on-camera phase.
- Insiders tell several outlets that at least four test offers were issued and that Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor are among the actors expected to take part.
- Coverage is conflicted over Jacob Elordi’s involvement with some outlets naming him as tested and others reporting he is not part of the auditions.
- Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct the next Bond film while producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman are overseeing the search after Amazon secured MGM’s creative rights.
- Observers say the tests will be comprehensive, covering stunts, camera presence and dialogue, and that a final casting decision is widely expected before the end of 2026.