{"id":648092,"date":"2026-05-17T06:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/648092\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T06:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T06:01:10","slug":"auditions-for-the-next-james-bond-are-finally-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/648092\/","title":{"rendered":"Auditions for the next James Bond are finally underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LOS ANGELES (CNN) \u2014 The name\u2019s Bond, James Bond. But what\u2019s the name of the next person who\u2019ll be playing him? That\u2019s the question fans have been asking for years \u2014 and the wait for an answer may soon be over.<\/p>\n

Auditions have finally begun for the next installment in the blockbuster movie franchise, according to a statement from Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n

The production company issued a short statement this week with early details of plans for the new movie, including the announcement that the search for a new leading man \u2014 or perhaps even woman \u2014 has begun.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe search for the next James Bond is underway,\u201d said the statement<\/a> published online Thursday, adding that the \u201ccasting process has just begun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noting that it won\u2019t be sharing specific details while the auditions are being held, the company went on to say, \u201cWe\u2019re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The race is on to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond, seen here in 2006\u2019s \u201cCasino Royale.\u201d | Eon\/Danjaq\/Sony\/Kobal\/Shutterstock via CNN <\/p>\n

Speculation about who will don the tuxedo of Hollywood\u2019s most famous spy has been mounting for years, with the likes of A-listers Idris Elba, Henry Cavill and Cillian Murphy floated as potential successors to Daniel Craig, whose last outing in the role was in 2021\u2019s \u201cNo Time to Die.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED | Screen Time: 20 years later, \u2018Casino Royale\u2019 still feels like the James Bond movie that changed everything<\/a><\/p>\n

Others who are hotly tipped to be in the running are British actors Callum Turner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Harris Dickinson, and Australian star Jacob Elordi.<\/p>\n

Last year it was announced that creative control of the series \u2014 based Ian Fleming\u2019s novels \u2014 was being handed off from longtime producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli to Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n

\"Pierce<\/a>Pierce Brosnan\u2019s outings as James Bond included 1999\u2019s \u201cThe World Is Not Enough.\u201d | Danjaq\/Eon\/Ua\/Kobal\/Shutterstock via CNN <\/p>\n

The first person to play 007 was Sean Connery with \u201cDr. No\u201d back in 1962 and six further films. Others who have taken the wheel of the famed Aston Martin are George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and, most recently, Craig, who also starred in \u201cCasino Royale\u201d (2006), \u201cQuantum of Solace\u201d (2008), \u201cSkyfall\u201d (2012) and \u201cSpectre\u201d (2015).<\/p>\n

And while the new film may have neither a name nor a star just yet, some details have been released, including that it will be directed by Oscar-nominated Denis Villeneuve.<\/p>\n

The French-Canadian filmmaker, best known for his work on \u201cBlade Runner 2049,\u201d \u201cArrival\u201d and the \u201cDune\u201d movies, will work with executive producer Tanya Lapointe and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman. The script is being written by Steven Knight, whose credits include \u201cPeaky Blinders,\u201d \u201cEastern Promises,\u201d and \u201cDirty Pretty Things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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