Elordi didn’t make it onto the final stage of James Bond casting, maybe he is good looking but not hard looking enough, and frankly he gave himself to some Gay into quotation marks photoshoots that have spoiled his masculinity reputation, not forever, he can recover. I have to say, the CHANEL perfume Ad had convinced me, he looked James Bond style click here to see and the three finalists in the photographs released by the press they are less handsome if not less cocky than him, given only the photographs we could envision I’d still choose Jacob, but I’m not good at casting, that’s not my job (for now at least) I confess I would never have cast Christian Bale for Batman but then I liked him a lot in the movies, even The Most Similar Bruce Wayne of them all, the one who looks “taken straight out of the comics” Ben Affleck before the transformation was refused, rejected by the fan-base that said “Noooooo, not Affleck”, but after the transformation he really looked like Bruce Wayne click here to see, come on, I have to say I am particularly let down by Jack Lowden’s photograph – the first in the row below – he’ll have to transform a lot if chosen: he is round, puffy, overweight, dead looking eyed, but I’m sure at Amazon they know what they’re doing:
THE THREE FINALISTS: 1) JACK LOWDEN, 2) JOSH O’CONNOR AND 3) CALLUM TURNER
If you give me only these photos I’d choose between Turner and yes, Elordi, because Lowden and O’Connor don’t seem to me not even remotely James Bond Looking, but… as I said before, actors change a lot after training, Lowden should train a lot, more than Ben Affleck for Batman probably.
Elordi is also goodlooking, but he has a bland eye, he hasn’t got the eye of the hawk, the Agent’s “eye of the tiger” he has no “piercing, cutting through glance” even if he is improving lately, I mean till a couple of years ago he was like this: a fag.
We see an improvement, he’s manning up, but not enough for MGM:
I forgive him because he’s 29, he may have been reduced to that gay-faggy style stage by the Woke Culture his generation was showered with and that we try to destroy: enough he survived male, these are not the nineties or the eighties, and I am noting a great improvement, the lion is coming up to surface, but he was cast away.
Some people say they don’t want him because he’s Australian and they want a Briton, and there is a little secret around the production and the casting: a fourth secret actor but the Studio want to keep his identity undisclosed. Why? What’s the problem? Perhaps he’s famous and they don’t want too much fuss about him? Given these photos, Elordi non gay version is still the best option, second comes Turner.
But I suppose at Amazon they have spent 1 billion dollars to buy the Copyright on James Bond movies franchise: it’s a very expensive copyright, unbelievable but the Daily Mail said really 1 billion dollars to Barbara Broccoli and her bro. for the total control of the 007-James Bond Brand, and they must know what they’re doing now.
He has to man-up, Jacob, to forget the woke and the gay-image past. Unless the problem is he’s Australian, that’s different. Anyway, I’m very curious about the fourth actor. Who can he be? Is he too famous to be shamed by a refusal or is he… the other way round too unknown and they don’t want to make him a star with the casting?
The DailyMail must know it.
Next James Bond race enters last stages as final FOUR actors poised for screen tests in coming days
The race to replace Daniel Craig has entered its final stage, it’s been reported
By Alex Davies – 22nd October 2026
The hunt for the next James Bond is entering its final phase, with the last screen tests set to commence in London in a matter of days, it has been reported.
According to US publication Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios has issued test offers to at least four actors vying for the coveted 007 role.
Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, Masters of the Air’s Callum Turner, and The Crown’s Josh O’Connor are said to be three of the four actors in line for the role.
The identity of the fourth contender remains a closely guarded secret. (?) (Why?)
The auditions are expected to run through the coming week, with the studio declining to comment on specifics.
Amazon MGM instead pointed to a previous statement: “The search for the next James Bond is underway. While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right.”
Mr Lowden, best known for his roles in Slow Horses and Dunkirk, and Mr Turner, who recently appeared in the romantic drama One Night Only, have been among the most frequently cited names throughout the casting process.
As well as The Crown, Mr O’Connor’s CV boasts roles in Challengers and the Knives Out film franchise.
Earlier this week, a report from The InSneider had claimed that Jacob Elordi, the Australian actor known for Euphoria and Frankenstein, had been selected as the final choice.
However, that now appears to be debunked as sources speaking to the Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that Elordi is not testing.
Similarly, Jack O’Connell, star of Sinners, was initially rumoured to be part of the shortlist but is understood not to be involved in this final round.
The screen tests are believed to comprise of three areas that actors will need to succeed in the role of 007.
These are stunt work, on-camera presence, and dialogue scenes.
Two decades ago, when Daniel Craig ultimately won the role ahead of Henry Cavill and others, the audition process involved full hair and makeup alongside a complete camera and sound crew working on a purpose-built set.
Originally, the studio had planned to hold these final auditions earlier in October.
However, scheduling clashes among the candidates forced a postponement to the month’s end, allowing all tests to take place within a similar timeframe.
Even once the auditions wrap next week, no firm deadline has been set for announcing the successful candidate, though industry insiders widely expect the decision to arrive before the end of 2026.
Denis Villeneuve, the Canadian filmmaker behind the Dune franchise, is attached to direct the new Bond outing.
Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing and steering the franchise’s creative direction on behalf of Amazon MGM Studios.
The studio secured full creative control of the Bond series in February 2025, having acquired the rights from the Broccoli family.
Since then, it has methodically assembled its behind-the-scenes team, beginning with Ms Pascal and Mr Heyman before appointing Mr Villeneuve following meetings with several directors.
Screenwriter Steven Knight was brought aboard last summer to pen the script, with considerable effort devoted to refining the story before the casting search began in earnest.
Casting director Nina Gold joined the project in the spring, and initial auditions took place in August before the field was whittled down to its current shortlist.