Last month, Amazon MGM Studios officially announced that “the search for the next James Bond is underway.” There are plenty of actors believed to be in the running for the coveted role, such as Callum Turner, who recently addressed the possibility of succeeding Daniel Craig as the next 007.
As part of a cover story for The Hollywood Reporter, Turner addressed the ongoing rumors claiming that he was a frontrunner to play Amazon’s James Bond. “I know as much as you do — really, I know as much as you do,” he remarked.
When pressed whether he even wanted the role, Turner is said to have laughed and looked down at his sneakers before saying, “I’m not going to comment on that.”
George Clooney Thinks Callum Turner Would Make a Great Bond
It’s ultimately up to Amazon MGM Studios, franchise producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman, and Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve to decide who becomes the next 007. However, for what it’s worth, Turner already has the support of a major popular actor/director, who believes he’s the right man for the job: George Clooney.
“I hope Callum ends up being the next Bond. I think he would be a great Bond. He’s tall and handsome and charming and British, so he’s the perfect guy to do it,” Clooney told THR. Turner was the lead in Clooney’s 2023 historical drama film, The Boys in the Boat.
However, despite the Bond fandom’s belief that Turner knows more than he is letting on, the actor insists that he is just as in the dark as everyone else is about the future of the spy franchise. “I’ll tell you what’s so funny about the Bond thing: Even your best friends ask you, people text you that you haven’t spoken to for 10 years — and you know nothing!” he explained.
“It’s such a weird thing of something happening and nothing happening at all. I genuinely know nothing. I just find it quite amusing,” he added.
Amazon’s Bond Reboot Is Beginning to Take Form
The next James Bond movie officially began development in 2025. It will be the 26th overall in the franchise, hence its colloquial title of Bond 26, as well as the first to be released by Amazon MGM Studios and the first not produced by Eon Productions.
Villeneuve was tapped to direct Bond 26 in June 2025, with Steven Knight joining the following month as screenwriter. While plot details remain under wraps, Villeneuve assured fans last year that he intended for Bond 26 “to honor the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come.”
With production on Bond 26 expected to begin by 2027, an announcement as to who will be the next onscreen iteration of 007 will likely be shared before the end of the year. While actors like Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, and Henry Cavill have long been at the top of fans’ wishlists to take on the role, Amazon and Villeneuve will be looking for someone far younger than those three.
Jacob Elordi is another believed frontrunner for the role, as are Cosmo Jarvis, Sam Heughan, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Like Turner, these three are all established actors who have just the right mix of big, yet not too big, credits that would make them the perfect choice to don the tuxedo in Bond 26.
The next James Bond movie does not yet have a set release date.
- Cast
-
Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, David Niven, George Lazenby
- Created by
-
Ian Fleming
- Latest Film
-
No Time to Die
- Character(s)
-
James Bond