<p id=”par-1_10″>Jack Lowden could be going from Mr. Darcy to 007. </p>
<p id=”par-2_53″>The Scottish actor is one of a handful of actors in the running to be the next James Bond. Lowden – who will soon appear as the romantic lead in Netflix’s six-part adaptation of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/fans-fear-netflix-pride-and-prejudice-repeat-persuasion-mistake.html/”>Jane Austen’s <em>Pride and Prejudice</em></a><em> </em>– is participating in screen tests for the role, according to <a href=”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-bond-screen-tests-callum-turner-jack-lowden-1236728317/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Hollywood Reporter</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-3_48″>The <em>Slow Horses </em>star is competing for the part of the suave spy with Callum Turner and at least one other actor, sources say. Both <em>Frankenstein</em>’s Jacob Elordi and <em>Sinners’</em> Jack O’Connell were rumored to be in the running as well, but neither is testing for the part.</p>
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<p id=”par-4_50″>Amazon MGM Studios has been on the hunt for the<a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/all-james-bond-movies-in-order-plus-how-to-watch.html/”> next James Bond</a> since it acquired the rights to the Bond franchise in 2025. Denis Villeneuve will direct the next installment of the long-running film series, which will be the first since 2005 without Daniel Craig in the main role. </p>
<p id=”par-5_43″>“The search for the next James Bond is underway,” Amazon said in a statement. “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.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_38″>Betting markets are feeling good about Lowden’s odds of landing the career-defining role. As of October 29, the actor has an edge with traders on both <a href=”https://kalshi.com/markets/kxbond/next-bond-actor/kxbond-30″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Kalshi</a> and <a href=”https://polymarket.com/event/next-james-bond-actor-398″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Polymarket</a>, ahead of both Turner and <em>The Crown</em>’s Josh O’Connor. </p>
<p id=”par-7_33″>Last month, Lowden’s <em>Slow Horses </em>co-star Gary Oldman joked that Amazon had already made its <a href=”https://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-bond-picked-says-gary-oldman-hopes-for-jack-lowden-1236853973/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>decision about Bond</a>, and that Lowden was their man. But Lowden’s wife, Saoirse Ronan, has downplayed the speculation. </p>
<p id=”par-8_76″>“Well, Gary Oldman thinks he’s James Bond, which is its own thing,” she recently told the <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqHWZTT0YI8″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Associated Press</a>. “I mean, we’re kind of getting on with our life to be honest. We have plenty of other things to be dealing with. So yeah, it’s not it’s not really a subject that’s coming up in our house to be honest. The dog needs to be walked, the dinner needs to be made. We’re more focused on that.” </p>
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