James Bond To Be Cast Around Mid-2026?

The James Bond casting rumours continue forward with Callum Turner still the current favourite amongst the speculators and bookies, while Amazon/MGM is said to still be pushing for Jacob Elordi.

Now, reporter Justin Kroll recently guested on the My Mom’s Basement podcast and offered up a brief update on how it’s all expected to play out.

According to Kroll, the Bond role is looking to be cast around the middle of this year, ahead of filming beginning either later this year or (more likely) early next year.

Director Denis Villeneuve will be out promoting “Dune: Part Three” at year’s end, but will likely be doing pre-production for the new Bond film around the same time (he’s currently in post-production on that “Dune” film).

Steven Knight is penning the film with an insider telling Kroll the new Bond must look like “he could kill you with his bare hands in a trice”. They add that Knight is also drawing heavily from author Ian Fleming’s earliest novels.

It’s still not clear if this will be a Cold War-set period piece like the original books.