At Least Three Actors Are Reportedly Testing for Bond. The Screen Test Has Three Parts.
Reports say a number of youngish British actors—definitely three, possibly five—will have final screen tests for James Bond.
If three, they are Callum Turner, Josh O'Connor and Jack Lowden.
Outlets report the screen test will cover stunts, camera presence and dialogue. The Guardian's piece argues all three are equally important, and its examples are concrete: remove stunts and the film is boring; remove camera presence and you risk a George Lazenby type who can fluff an all-timer.
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The useful part is the failure mode, not the shortlist: a Bond film with no stunts is boring, while a Bond with no camera presence risks a George Lazenby type.
The shortlist is still leak-shaped: definitely three, possibly five, and Jack O'Connell and Jacob Elordi are out.