Now that the twenty sixth James Bond film formally has a director hooked up in Denis Villeneuve, the search is formally on for whom will play 007. A report in Selection on Friday suggests Amazon MGM Studios‘ wishlist consists of some acquainted faces.
Selection reported that Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland, and Harris Dickinson, three of the extra in-demand younger actors at this time, are all on the prime of producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman’s wishlist. The studio is supposedly in search of a British actor (or in Elordi’s case, Australian) below the age of 30, which might ostensibly eradicate another in style one-time candidates like Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, or at one level a seeming entrance runner, Idris Elba. Nevertheless, no conferences have taken place with any candidates for the position, in accordance with Selection.
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Villeneuve reportedly received the job over a number of different European candidates, together with “Conclave” director Edward Berger, “Child Driver” director Edgar Wright, “Paddington” director Paul King, and Jonathan Nolan, whom has a relationship with Amazon because the showrunner of “Fallout.” The report mentions that the studio was at one level very all in favour of getting Christopher Nolan, even when that meant giving up last minimize, and that Heyman pushed onerous for Alfonso Cuarón, whom Heyman produced on the third “Harry Potter” movie, however that Cuarón finally took himself out of the working.
Ought to the checklist of Bond candidates be correct, all three are white actors, although it has been extensively steered by followers {that a} future Bond may or ought to be an individual of shade. All three are additionally very busy, with Elordi having lately wrapped Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” and taking pictures the brand new season of “Euphoria,” Holland hooked up to Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” and Dickinson signing up for a full 12 months of manufacturing on 4 Beatles films as John Lennon.
Villeneuve nevertheless additionally has to finish “Dune: Messiah,” which is anticipated to start filming as early as this summer time in time for a December 2026 launch date. With that timeline, it’s doubtless Bond 26 may not theaters till 2028 on the earliest.
Learn Selection’s full report right here.