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As we reach the second week of November 2026, it’s now over seven years (and counting) since Daniel Craig hung up his tuxedo following his fifth and final appearance as James Bond.
It’s long been known that there will be a sequel to No Time To Die, with Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve on board to direct from a screenplay written by Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight.
But it’s still a mystery as to who will bag the iconic role, becoming the eighth actor to play 007 following Sean Connery (the best, obviously), David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.
It seems like an age since 2024 when it was prematurely reported that Kickass actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson had won the role.
He’s now all-but out of the running now that Amazon MGM Studios have taken over ‘full creative control’ of the frachaise.
Last month it was reported that four actors were invited for a final screentest earlier this month - namely Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Josh O’Connor and a mystery fourth wannabe-superspy.
Lowden had earlier become favourite after Richard Osman said Jack Lowden would be the next Bond in his The Rest is Entertainment podcast.
But he may have spoken prematurely as it seems that a final decision has yet to be made, with four brand new names entering the frame in the last couple of weeks - namely Henry Golding, James Nelson-Joyce, Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult.
Here are the 14 actors now leading the charge to play Bond, according to Coral Bookmakers.
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13. Paul Mescal - 16/1
Irish actor Paul Mescal shot to fame in television series 'Normal People' and his since become one of the most in-demand actors of his generation. He's set to star as Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes' four-part Beatles biopic and was Oscar-nominated for 'Aftersun'. He's maybe the actor on this list who least needs to play Bond, and is a 16/1 outsider. | Getty Images for Focus Features
14. Henry Golding - 16/1
The big news last week was that the odds on Henry Golding becoming the new Bond had been slashed to 5/1. Prior to then nobody seems to have even suggested him for the role, and he's now quickly slipped back to being a 16/1 shot. He found global fame in romantic comedies comedies 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Last Christmas' and is also no stranger to an action flicks, having starred in 'The Gentlemen' and 'Snake Eyes'. | Getty Images for the Red Sea Int