Overview
- Sweeney declined to confirm speculation in a new Variety interview, saying any involvement would depend on the script and joking that she would prefer playing Bond.
- No casting has been announced for Bond 26, which Villeneuve is attached to direct from a script by Steven Knight, with Amy Pascal and David Heyman producing.
- Industry reports indicate the filmmakers plan to look for a fresh British face in his late 20s or early 30s for 007 once Villeneuve completes Dune: Part Three.
- Tabloid claims have suggested Sweeney is a leading candidate favored by Jeff Bezos and Villeneuve, though other outlets, including TMZ, reported she is not in talks.
- Coverage has noted Sweeney’s attendance at Bezos’s Venice wedding and reports of investors linked to Bezos and Coatue backing her planned lingerie venture, factors that have fueled unconfirmed casting chatter.