{"id":98097,"date":"2026-11-07T14:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98097"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T06:59:58","slug":"robert-pattinson-bond-26-actor-screen-tested-for-007-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=98097","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pattinson Bond 26: Actor Screen-Tested for 007 Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Robert Pattinson reportedly screen-tested for the role of 007 in James Bond 26.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;The screen tests are said to have occurred the weekend of Oct. 24,&#8221; according to <u>The Hollywood Reporter<\/u>. &#8220;THR previously reported that four, possibly five actors were in the mix but only three names surfaced at the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Those three named actors are Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">THR also said Lex Luthor actor Nicholas Hoult has emerged as a contender for the role of Bond. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This wouldn&#8217;t be the first time Hoult and Pattinson have vied for the same high-profile franchise role. <u>Hoult was the runner-up for the role of Batman<\/u> in Matt Reeves\u2019 2022 film, which Pattinson won.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Robert Pattinson in Tenet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Meanwhile, Variety claims that &#8220;Harry Styles has had discussions about the part, and Theo James also hasn\u2019t been ruled out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s unusual but not unheard of for an actor to lead two big franchises at the same time. Harrison Ford played Han Solo and Indiana Jones in the same era, later adding Jack Ryan to the mix. Robert Downey Jr. starred in the Sherlock Holmes films while anchoring the MCU as Iron Man.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pattinson recently worked with James Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve on Dune: Part 3. The Bond screen tests took place in London where Pattinson is currently filming The Batman: Part 2.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">At 40 years old, Pattinson is older than the three other named 007 contenders and Hoult, who are all 36 years old. As someone who launched to global fame with the Twilight films, Pattinson is a far cry from the &#8220;fresh face&#8221; that producers were reportedly looking to cast at one point.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">Nicholas Hoult in The Great.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For more 007 coverage, take a look back at how the media has reacted to the casting of the James Bond actors.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">What do you think of Robert Pattinson possibly being both Batman and James Bond? 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