Highlights
- Jacob Elordi has reportedly met with Bond producers, Amazon MGM, and director Denis Villeneuve
- Guardian journalist Marina Hyde says multiple sources confirm Elordi is in “pole position” for 007
- If cast, Elordi would be Bond’s youngest, tallest, and only second Australian actor to play 007
Move over, Callum Turner — there may be a new name gunning for that Aston Martin.
Multiple sources are now whispering that Euphoria and Saltburn star Jacob Elordi has quietly surged to the front of the pack in the race to become the next James Bond. And this isn’t just fan-casting anymore.
Guardian reporter Marina Hyde, on a recent episode of The Rest is Entertainment podcast, didn’t mince words: “I have to say — just the mere fact of me saying this means it won’t happen — but I’ve heard from a number of people that Jacob Elordi has kind of moved into pole position.”
She didn’t stop there. “Nobody has signed anything yet, which is interesting because Callum Turner is way out ahead,” Hyde added.
So what’s changed? A lot, actually.
Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman — a journalist with decades of entertainment reporting behind him — reported that Elordi has already had meetings with Bond producers, Amazon MGM executives, and director Denis Villeneuve.
One insider noted that the new Bond needs to look like “he could kill you with his bare hands in a trice” — a nod to Ian Fleming’s more brutal conception of the character. At 6’5″, Elordi physically fits the bill in a way few actors can.
If cast, Elordi would become the second Australian actor to play Bond after George Lazenby, the tallest 007 on record, and the youngest actor to ever take on the role — aligning with reports that Amazon MGM has been specifically seeking a younger Bond to draw in new audiences.
Amazon ideally wants the new Bond movie out in 2028, putting heavy emphasis on casting and pre-production this year.
Not everyone’s thrilled, though. Fans have reacted to the news, many of them negatively, saying that Elordi doesn’t have the looks or the charisma to pull off the role. But his résumé — Euphoria, Saltburn, Priscilla, and Frankenstein — says otherwise.
The official announcement is still coming. A final decision is expected by mid-2026, with the movie eyeing a late-2027 release.
The license to kill is just about signed.
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