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Next James Bond auditions tipped to have moved to next stage as Denis Villeneuve and Amazon narrow down search
We're a little bit closer to finding out who is going to be cast as the new 007.
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- Patrick Cremona
Published: Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 11:53 am
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It looks like we're finally getting closer to finding out which actor will be the new James Bond – with reports that Amazon has moved on to the next stage in the casting process.
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According to Deadline, director Denis Villeneuve and the film's producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman have started to inform the actors who have auditioned which of them have reached the next round, which will take place in August.
No names have been mentioned in the reports, and it's also unclear how many actors are still in the race – with claims ranging from "five to seven" to a figure "in the teens".
Legendary casting director Nina Gold has been meeting with actors in the past few weeks, but according to the new reports these meetings were concerned with lesser known names who may be added to the fold alongside more established stars.
Of course, lots of names have been doing the rounds in recent months – with Jacob Elordi and Callum Turner two of the most prominent suggestions – but there is currently no official indication as to whether they are definitely in the running.
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Production on the film is expected to begin at some point in 2027, so hopefully the new 007 will be unveiled before the end of this year – finally putting an end to speculation which has raged since even before Daniel Craig announced his intention to leave the role after 2021's No Time to Die.
Earlier this month, Amazon MGM Studios boss Mike Hopkins opened up about the future of the franchise, saying the team behind Bond's next outing is focused on making the character "relevant" for a new era.
Denis Villeneuve. Theo Wargo/Getty Images
"The first step was, 'Let's hire the best people in the world to bring this new story to life, this new chapter in the Bond franchise,'" he explained during an appearance on Variety's Strictly Business podcast.
"So between Denis and Amy and David Heyman and Steven Knight writing the script, we feel like we've got a world-class storytelling team there working with us."
He added:"The second thing is, we are gonna try and figure out, how does James Bond get into the next chapter and then be relevant for customers for a long period of time. And so there was still a lot of work to do.
"We're sort of in the bottom half of the first inning of bringing this to life."
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Patrick CremonaSenior Film Writer
Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
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