Paul Mescal, Jacob Elordi and Jack O’Connell have also been rumored to be in the running to take over the iconic role

Interestingly, the casting director for Slow Horses, Nina Gold, has also been overseeing Amazon MGM’s search for the next James Bond. And there’s another intriguing connection — Lowden’s wife, actress Saoirse Ronan, recently told Empire that she would like to play a Bond villain.

Amazon Studios has been searching for the new James Bond, with multiple hunky actors on the shortlist to be 007.

Jack Lowden, Jacob Elordi and Callum Turner have each been rumoured to be playing the iconic British secret agent.

The search for the next 007 is moving forward as James Bond casting news confirms that test deals are being sent to potential actors for the iconic role.

The search for James Bond is over. The screenwriter for the next Bond film, Steven Knight, confirmed in an interview with Radio 4’s Today program that the iconic character has finally been cast. Producer Amy Pascal previously suggested that they'd find their new Bond before the end of the year.

The new era of 007 may still belong to James Bond — but these projects are making it increasingly clear that he’s no longer the only character capable of carrying the franchise. The film will be the first Bond movie to follow the Daniel Craig era, which concluded with No Time to Die (2021).

"They have made their choice, but they have not announced it yet," Oldman says of the upcoming casting for Amazon MGM Studios' new Bond film.

ShortList sat down with writer Steven Knight (also creator of Peaky Blinders) and directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern to discuss the moment Liam and Noel finally shared a room again, the fans who left the filmmakers in tears and whether new Oasis music could follow.