For years, the search for the next James Bond has played out in public, and casting rumors have largely been met with studio silence. Now the star of a very different spy franchise says that search is over, and the answer just hasn’t been announced yet.
Speaking with Canada’s The Morning Show, Gary Oldman said Amazon MGM Studios has already selected its new 007, pointing to his “Slow Horses” co-star Jack Lowden as his personal pick for the role. Oldman told the outlet, “They have made their choice, but they have not announced it yet.” He added that his fingers are crossed for Lowden specifically.
Fans and Bond-watchers spent the following day parsing whether Oldman had accidentally confirmed casting news the studio has spent months trying to keep under wraps. Amazon MGM has not responded publicly to Oldman’s remarks, and no formal announcement has been made.
Lowden, 36, has spent recent years earning acclaim as River Cartwright in “Slow Horses,” Apple TV+‘s adaptation of Mick Herron‘s spy novels, where he stars alongside Oldman. He has also drawn attention for his marriage to actress Saoirse Ronan, who recently said she was serious about wanting to play a future Bond villain, a detail that has only added fuel to the speculation.
But that’s obviously not the only name that has circulated. Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Harris Dickinson have all been reported at various points as contenders, with auditions reportedly taking place over the summer under the direction of Denis Villeneuve, who is set to direct the new film. Steven Knight, the writer behind “Peaky Blinders,” has been confirmed to pen the script.
Lowden has spent the past several years building a reputation as one of British television’s most reliable leading men. Beyond “Slow Horses,” he has appeared in “Dunkirk,” “Mary Queen of Scots” and the BBC‘s “War & Peace,” earning a BAFTA nomination along the way. He married actress Saoirse Ronan in 2025, and the two have increasingly been mentioned together in Bond speculation, especially after Ronan told Empire she would jump at the chance to play a future 007 villain.
The casting search is the first since Amazon MGM took full creative control of the franchise from longtime stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, a change that has kept fans especially attentive to every hint about the direction of the character following Daniel Craig‘s exit from the role in 2021’s “No Time to Die.”
An official announcement, whenever it comes, will settle a debate that has now stretched across actors and, as of this week, one very outspoken supporting cast member of a rival spy franchise.
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