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New James Bond Search Starts: Fresh Face Wanted!

9/24/2025

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Next James Bond search begins in 2026 after Denis Villeneuve completes Dune: Part Three.
Amazon MGM Studios seeks a fresh face: a male British actor in his late twenties to early thirties.
Tom Holland and Idris Elba are excluded by age and nationality criteria.
Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders writer, will write the screenplay.
Production starts 2027 for a 2028 release.

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Story summary

Next James Bond search begins in 2026 after Denis Villeneuve completes Dune: Part Three.
Amazon MGM Studios seeks a fresh face: a male British actor in his late twenties to early thirties.
Tom Holland and Idris Elba are excluded by age and nationality criteria.
Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders writer, will write the screenplay.
Production starts 2027 for a 2028 release.