{"id":810558,"date":"2026-10-22T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/810558\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:08:09","slug":"james-bond-screen-tests-this-weekend-callum-turner-jack-lowden-in-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/810558\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bond Screen Tests This Weekend: Callum Turner, Jack Lowden in Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tTomorrow never dies. But for all actors except one, the dream of being the next James Bond<\/a> will likely die this week.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd that is due to \u2014 finally! \u2014 a very select group of actors getting in front of cameras to screen test for the role of British agent 007.<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to several sources, Callum Turner<\/a>, who recently starred in the rom-com One Night Only, and Slow Horses<\/a> actor Jack Lowden<\/a> are said to be in the mix for the screen tests, which are taking place in London this weekend. They could begin as early as Friday, according to two sources.<\/p>\n

\n\tIt is unclear who else may be testing. Sources said at least three actors are part of the action but another source says up to five may be putting on the tux to see how it fits. Jack O\u2019Connell (Sinners) was rumored to initially be in the mix, but that is apparently not the case, according to sources. And despite some reports, Euphoria and Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi<\/a> is not testing.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmazon had no comment and pointed to its previous statement, which said, \u201cThe search for the next James Bond is underway. While we don\u2019t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we\u2019re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe time looks to be nigh. <\/p>\n

\n\tIt is also unclear how involved these tests are, but they are understood to be comprehensive. Sources say there will be three components \u2014 stunts, camera presence and dialogue.<\/p>\n

\n\tTwenty years ago, the tests for Bond included full hair and makeup and a full camera and sound crew on a set. Henry Cavill was among those<\/a> vying for the role, but Daniel Craig emerged victorious, playing the role from from 2006\u2019s Casino Royale until 2021\u2019s No Time to Die.<\/p>\n

\n\tDune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve<\/a> is directing the new Bond outing, with Amy Pascal and David Heyman producing<\/a> and overseeing the franchise for Amazon MGM Studios, which bought out the creative rights<\/a> from the Broccoli family in February 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tomorrow never dies. But for all actors except one, the dream of being the next James Bond will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[7135,6491,96,2289,120370,1826,5453,72097,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-810558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-callum-turner","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-jack-lowden","tag-jack-oconnell","tag-jacob-elordi","tag-james-bond","tag-slow-horses","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/810558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/810559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=810558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=810558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}