Bond Report Hints Lowden Back As Favourite

A new feature piece in The Daily Mail has gone into the James Bond final screen test that took place the other week, detailing who was involved and what went down according to their sources.

They say a section of Bray Studios was cordoned off that only people with special passes were able to access. The audition room had no bags or mobile devices allowed. Scripts were watermarked and printed with a special photograph-proof and copier-proof red ink.

Director Denis Villeneuve, casting director Nina Gold, writer Steven Knight and producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman were on hand for the tests.

Actors in contention – namely Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor and Robert Pattinson – performed scenes from “From Russia with Love,” “GoldenEye,” and “Casino Royale” as well as a stunt. No scenes from Knight’s script were used.

Tests were recorded by a two-man camera and sound team. The footage was physically flown from London to LA for Amazon MGM Studios chief Mike Hopkins and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to review.

Connery is reportedly Bezos’ favorite Bond with the piece speculating Lowden appears to be back as a lead contender again partly due to his Scottish heritage.

Producers are now sending out invites to potential Bond girls with filming targeting a Spring 2027 start and run through the year ahead of a November 2028 release.

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