After weeks of wondering who could be up for the mystery James Bond screen test, Deadline has not only found out who the actor is, another suitor is being added to the mix.
While not confirmed, insiders tell Deadline that Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult joined Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor and Callum Turner in recent screen tests to play the next 007. While it was reported that four actors tested, insiders say a fifth was added at the eleventh hour (though it is unknown which actor was that last addition).
Amazon could not be reached for comment.
Deadline hinted at who the potential suitors were earlier this afternoon, with confirmations coming tonight:
The process to find the next 007 goes back to the spring, when the studio announced casting director Nina Gold was joining the project and that the search was underway. Following two months of meetings, Deadline reported the first round of auditions would take place in August; since then, the studio, producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman and director Denis Villeneuve cut the list to its final group and worked out test offers in September.
The final tests were originally planned for earlier in October, but due to scheduling conflicts with the finalists, were pushed to the end of the month so they could happen around the same time. While not confirmed, sources say the group was no bigger than five actors, with Turner and O’Connor among the others who would end up testing.
It is unknown when the decision will be made, though most believe it will come by the end of the month and potentially before Thanksgiving. Stay tuned.
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