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# Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult screen-tested for James Bond, two trades report

Deadline and Variety both report the late additions. No actor has been cast.

Leaked on 07 November 2026

![Robert Pattinson at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival](https://leakly.com/assets/images/james-bond-screen-tests-pattinson-hoult-hero.jpg)

Robert Pattinson at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. [Photo: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons, cropped](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Pattinson-65806.jpg) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))

Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult joined Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor and Callum Turner in recent screen tests to play the next James Bond, insiders told [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/11/robert-pattinson-nicholas-hoult-james-bond-1237216183/), which posted the report on X on November 7 (@DEADLINE).

> **Deadline** @DEADLINE
>
> Insiders tell Deadline that Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult joined Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor and Callum Turner in recent screen tests to play the next James Bond.
> Read more details here: https://t.co/Axyj2qmvai
> (Photos: Getty, Columbia Pictures) https://t.co/1KCLLqN9sj
>
> 234 likes · 41 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 12:49 UTC
>
> — Deadline (@DEADLINE) [November 7, 2026](https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/2118968431106281909)

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[Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/james-bond-casting-robert-pattinson-nicholas-hoult-1236941881/) separately reported that Pattinson and Hoult were tested for 007.

Deadline and Variety both reported the screen tests. No casting decision has been announced.

## What we know

* Deadline and Variety both report Pattinson and Hoult screen-tested.
* Lowden, O'Connor and Turner also tested, per Deadline.

## What we don't know

* Who will be cast, and when.

## What would confirm it

An official casting announcement.

## Sources

* [Original X post by @DEADLINE](https://x.com/DEADLINE/status/2118968431106281909)
* [James Bond Search Adds Robert Pattinson & Nicholas Hoult To Mix](https://deadline.com/2026/11/robert-pattinson-nicholas-hoult-james-bond-1237216183/)
* [James Bond Casting: Robert Pattinson, Nicholas Hoult Tested for 007](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/james-bond-casting-robert-pattinson-nicholas-hoult-1236941881/)

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## What happened later

Deadline and Variety both reported the screen tests. No casting decision has been announced.

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