{
  "id": 16067389,
  "title": "New James Bond Recast Coming Soon With 'Final Auditions' Imminent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/new-james-bond-recast-coming-soon-with-final-auditions-imminent",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T15:54:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/james-bond-casting-confirmed-auditions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The search for the next James Bond is nearing completion, with Amazon MGM Studios' auditions for the role entering their final phase. Four actors - Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Josh O'Connor, and one unnamed participant - have been offered the chance to showcase their talents in screen tests being held over the next few days. The four have been selected from a shortlist of six potential candidates.\n\nAmazon MGM Studios acquired the Bond franchise through its $8.5 billion purchase of MGM in March 2022. The search for a new Bond has gained momentum this year after casting director Nina Gold joined the team. Known for her work on Hamnet, Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, and Star Wars films, Gold is the inaugural winner of the Oscars' Best Casting category.\n\nAmong the actors approached for the screen tests, Josh O'Connor has recently gained recognition for his roles in Netflix's The Crown and various other films. Callum Turner, who starred in Spielberg's World War II miniseries Masters of the Air and Fantastic Beasts, has also been in the spotlight. Scottish actor Jack Lowden, who plays River Cartwright in the espionage series Slow Horses, has the most experience playing a spy among the three and was encouraged by co-star Gary Oldman to consider the Bond role.",
  "summary": "The final auditions for James Bond are being held this week, with three of the four candidates leaking ahead of time.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}