Tomorrow never dies for James Bond. Auditions officially underway to find the new 007

Diamonds are everlastingly — but an actor’s James Bond tenure ne'er is.

Amazon MGM Studios announced that its hunt for the adjacent pb of the iconic spy franchise has officially begun.

“The hunt for the adjacent James Bond is underway,” Amazon MGM Studios said successful a connection Thursday. “While we don’t program to remark connected circumstantial details during the casting process, we’re excited to stock much quality with 007 fans arsenic soon arsenic the clip is right.”

According to Variety, the workplace has been auditioning actors for the past fewer weeks and has tapped “Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars” sequel trilogy casting manager Nina Gold for the process.

The caller histrion volition instrumentality the baton from Daniel Craig, who wrapped his five-film tenure arsenic James Bond with the 2021 movie “No Time to Die.” Craig besides starred successful “Casino Royale” (2006), “Quantum of Solace” (2008), “Skyfall” (2012) and “Spectre” (2015).

“Dune” manager Denis Villeneuve volition helm the adjacent Bond movie, the 26th installment of the franchise, from a publication written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight. Amy Pascal and David Heyman are producing the task and Tanya Lapointe volition enforcement produce.

It was announced successful February 2025 that the longtime Bond custodians, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, had made a woody that gave Amazon MGM Studios originative power of the franchise. The MI6 cause with a licence to termination was 1 of the main attractions for the e-commerce elephantine erstwhile it acquired MGM successful 2022.

Speculation has been rampant implicit the years astir who mightiness instrumentality implicit the 007 relation from Craig. Among the names the rumor mill has coalesced astir astatine 1 clip oregon different are Idris Elba, Tom Holland, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi and Callum Turner.

Elba has antecedently said that helium got turned disconnected from the thought of taking connected the Bond mantle erstwhile the effect to the rumors “became astir race.” “Spider-Man” histrion Holland, meanwhile, brushed disconnected the speculation past year, saying “We’ll get determination 1 day.”