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Like, I'd say if the next Bond were Solly McLeod, I would say that's an established, but lesser known actor (lesser known than Craig was prior to Bond I suppose, but established with a notable filmography behind and with some pretty big names in there). Is he an unknown by Amazon's standards? Probably. Go a bit further and I guess you could imagine if someone like, say, Jack O'Connell were the next Bond. That's a slightly older and very much established actor too, very comparable to Craig pre-Bond. Certainly not unknown and with one foot in the door with Hollywood, but not exactly Tom Cruise level of fame either. Is he an unknown by Amazon's standards? Perhaps. Both I think would be realistic possibilities, and both could be seen as 'lesser known' but still established actors.
I don't think we're getting a Lazenby this time round, although even he put in the hours for the role. They need an actor with experience, commitment, and perhaps with enough maturity to handle this role (whatever age that is in practice). It's a big job. But at the same time it can't be an A-Lister or someone obvious without purpose.
I would have taked Jackman and Farrell in a heartbeat in 05.
https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/11/28/telegraph-callum-turner-strongly-rumored-to-play-james-bond
That's interesting, isn't it. I think a similar thing happened with Craig didn't it? I remember it happened with Matt Smith when he became Dr Who: essentially because he told his mates and they all put bets on.
Now, I think Turner's now big enough not to act unprofessionally like that so it could be something internal from a casting process, or it could just be that there's some Instagram post we haven't seen which has posted a clip of him saying 'James Bond' which has taken off (I think something like that is pretty likely to be honest).
I'm with Talos7 though: not a favourite, but I'm not against him at all. And he's one of these who'd I'd say is at exactly the right level of fame: he's sort of doing okay and his profile is rising but hasn't quite found that way up to the next level just yet and is doing decent, but not amazing films. He was in that Variety issue too the other day, so is being looked at. Folks like Dickinson and O'Connor I would say are finding better projects and kind of have more to lose by doing Bond right now. He feels very possible to me.
I suppose it’s all speculation though (not sure I like the sound of a Bond film being set in the 1950s though, and I think while Bond’s naval career can give us some good story choices, I think he’s far more interesting as 007. We’ll see what we get I suppose).
Stranger things have happened I suppose. It seems to be all speculation at this point though.
Same here. But I'm very skeptical about the news.
I don't like the idea of a period piece Bond film, each Bond short exist in modern day.
But why is that a question when there's no reason to believe they're doing that?
True. ;) I'm quite sceptical about the article/rumours in general, and even if Turner is being considered there's still a whole audition process to go.
Anyway, for what it's worth I'd say out of all the rumoured actors that have been floated publicly since Amazon took over Bond, Turner makes the most sense to me. Tom Holland would feel like stunt casting, Harris Dickinson, while an extraordinary actor, I think would be a touch too broody and lack some of the edge that Bond needs. Honestly, I'd say the same about Jacob Elordi. There's Scott Rose Marsh I suppose, but having seen him act I'm not sure I'd hold my breath!
I like Turner as an actor. I think he's a good age for Bond too, and as he's gotten older I feel he's gained more gravitas as an actor. He comes off as athletic and has good physicality, which is a plus. I think most women would find him good looking. I'd also say he comes off very well during interviews and genuinely seems pleasant and interesting (so essentially someone Amazon may well want as the face of their franchise). He's been around a while but isn't an A-lister. If he were cast it wouldn't necessarily be a surprise for us here, but it might well be for the average viewer who wouldn't automatically know who he is. I think there'd more benefits to him than downsides, but we'll see. I'd be happy if he were cast and would be interested to see what he does with the role.