{"id":383967,"date":"2026-11-12T02:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=383967"},"modified":"2026-11-12T02:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T10:48:08","slug":"james-bond-denis-villeneuve-says-next-007-casting-is-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/james-bond-denis-villeneuve-says-next-007-casting-is-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"James Bond: Denis Villeneuve says next 007 casting is underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denis Villeneuve says Bond 26<\/em> has moved into an actual casting phase. Speaking to GQ, he said the next James Bond film is \u201cin the process\u201d of finding its new 007 and that he\u2019s \u201cstepping on the gas.\u201d Daniel Craig\u2019s run ended with 2021\u2019s No Time to Die<\/strong><\/em>, so this feels like the point where Bond has moved past rumor and into real decision-making.<\/p>\n

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Robert Pattinson, Nicholas Hoult, Jack Lowden, Josh O\u2019Connor, and Callum Turner have all been tied to the role in reports. Some of those same reports say screen-tested<\/a><\/strong>. Producers are reportedly looking for a male actor in his thirties who can commit to the part for at least a decade, with filming reportedly penciled in for 2027 and a possible 2028 release.<\/p>\n\n

Those reports also say Bond 26<\/em> will be the first Bond film made under Amazon MGM Studios\u2019 creative control, with Steven Knight writing the script and Nina Gold handling casting. Gold\u2019s credits include Game of Thrones<\/em>, The Crown<\/em>, and Star Wars<\/em>. If you keep a close eye on Bond news, this one\u2019s worth a look, especially with Pierce Brosnan calling Callum Turner \u201cso strong\u201d and reports saying the final reveal could arrive by the end of 2026<\/strong>, or sooner. You can read Denis Villeneuve\u2019s comments now in GQ.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Denis Villeneuve says Bond 26 has moved into an actual casting phase. Speaking to GQ, he said the next James Bond film is \u201cin the process\u201d of finding its new 007 and that he\u2019s \u201cstepping on the gas.\u201d Daniel Craig\u2019s run ended with 2021\u2019s No Time to Die, so this feels like the point where … Continue reading “James Bond: Denis Villeneuve says next 007 casting is underway”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9352,"featured_media":383966,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-383967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t