Rumors proceed to swirl about who might play the British super-spy James Bond within the subsequent film. The newest identify within the combine is Jack Lowden, the 36-year-old recognized within the online game world for taking part in T.E. Lawrence AKA Lawrence of Arabia in Battlefield 1.
TV presenter Richard Osman mentioned on his podcast, The Relaxation Is Leisure, that he heard from “somebody” that Lowden is being thought of for the position. He mentioned his supply instructed him “for particular” that Lowden is within the combine, although nothing is confirmed at this stage.
Lowden’s one and solely online game credit score is Battlefield 1. On TV, he is recognized for taking part in River on Sluggish Horses and can seem as Mr. Darcy in Netflix’s upcoming Pleasure and Prejudice TV present. Lowden additionally performed Forodwaith Sauron in an episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy. In movie, Lowden appeared in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and voiced Gunnar on this yr’s Rogue Trooper film.
In Could this yr, Bond film manufacturing firm Amazon MGM Studios mentioned the seek for the subsequent James Bond actor was underway and that the movie studio wouldn’t touch upon the casting course of.
Lowden is Scottish, and he would grow to be simply the second Scottish individual to play James Bond, following Sean Connery. The character James Bond from the Ian Fleming ebook sequence can also be Scottish.
Different actors mentioned to be within the working to play James Bond embrace Callum Turner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi, Theo James, Tom Francis, and Josh O’Connor, amongst others.
Followers have been ready a very long time for the subsequent James Bond film, as the newest entry, No Time To Die, was launched in 2021. Nonetheless, it was anticipated to launch a lot sooner, however had three delays due partly to COVID.
Daniel Craig performed James Bond in 5 007 movies, and wrapped up his run with No Time To Die. Amazon MGM Studios purchased the franchise and reportedly paid some huge cash to take again inventive management from the longtime sequence stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.
The brand new James Bond film will probably be directed by Denis Villeneuve, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker recognized for the Dune franchise. He is additionally directed the films Prisoners, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049, and Arrival.
