Overview
- Variety reports that 26-year-old British actor Tom Francis has auditioned for 007 in an ongoing process overseen by casting director Nina Gold.
- Amazon MGM Studios confirmed the search is underway and said it will not share specifics until there is firm news.
- Francis’s representatives and Amazon MGM declined to comment, underscoring how closely the casting is being kept under wraps.
- Rumored names in the mix include Jacob Elordi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Callum Turner, while a spokesperson said Cosmo Jarvis is not auditioning.
- Whoever lands the role will join a new Bond film led by director Denis Villeneuve with a script by Steven Knight and produced by Amy Pascal and David Heyman.