{"id":914517,"date":"2026-11-12T07:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/914517\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:26:09","slug":"denis-villeneuve-shares-update-on-james-bond-casting-i-am-pushing-the-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/914517\/","title":{"rendered":"Denis Villeneuve Shares Update On James Bond Casting: “I Am Pushing The Gas”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMany names have been tested for the new James Bond<\/a>, and Denis Villeneuve<\/a> has shared an update on the casting process.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a new interview posted by GQ, the Dune director was asked if the new 007<\/a> agent had been cast.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s\u2014it\u2019s in the process. In the process,\u201d the filmmaker said, with the publication<\/a> noting he said it with a smile. \u201c<\/p>\n

\n\tVilleneuve then added, \u201cI am pushing the gas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRobert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult were the\u00a0latest names reported<\/a>\u00a0to have screen-tested for the iconic role, which was last played by Daniel Craig in 2021\u2019s\u00a0No Time to Die. Other actors who have reportedly tested include Jack Lowden, Josh O\u2019Connor and Callum Turner.<\/p>\n

\n\tPierce Brosnan, who played the role starting with 1995\u2019s GoldenEye, recently shared his thoughts on the names circulating for the role.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll the men who are on the list now are actors I admire. Callum, Callum Turner is someone I\u2019ve worked with, and he\u2019s so strong,\u201d Brosnan told Vanity Fair<\/a>. \u201cThey all have a voice and a physique, and a presence on film. They all have longevity as actors, all of these young men.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBrosnan said he was \u201ceager to see who is going to play this epic role of cinematic history,\u201d later adding, \u201cWhoever plays the role, I wish him the very best of life and strength and courage. You know, it\u2019s hard to tell who it would be, but I eagerly await to hear the news and the celebration of the next James Bond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing GoldenEye, Brosnan would reprise his role in 1997\u2019s Tomorrow Never Dies, 1999\u2019s The World Is Not Enough, and 2002\u2019s Die Another Day.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe process for casting the next James Bond has been ongoing. In March of this year, Deadline reported that Nina Gold had closed a deal to become the casting director<\/a> for the next James Bond film. Gold\u2019s credits include HBO\u2019s\u00a0Game of Thrones, the Netflix series\u00a0The Crown,\u00a0and five films in the Star Wars franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many names have been tested for the new James Bond, and Denis Villeneuve has shared an update on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":914518,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[38498,236,7106,88,37117],"class_list":["post-914517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-38498","tag-celebrities","tag-denis-villeneuve","tag-entertainment","tag-james-bond"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/914518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}