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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. Photo: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons, cropped (CC 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, which posted the report on X on November 7 (@DEADLINE).

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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

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— Deadline (@DEADLINE) November 7, 2026

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Variety separately reported that Pattinson and Hoult were tested for 007.

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

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