Reported Bond Finalists Would Face Stunts, Camera Presence and Dialogue
Reports say the search for the next James Bond may be nearing its end, with a select group of actors due to screen-test for the role this weekend.
According to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, as reported by the Guardian, the group includes Callum Turner and Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden, and the camera tests are set for London.
The tests supposedly have three elements: stunts, camera presence and dialogue.
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A screen test with stunts, camera presence and dialogue sounds less like a monologue and more like a miniature Bond scene.
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The more revealing phrase is “between three and five finalists.” A shortlist whose size is still a range is not really a shortlist yet, however near the end the reports say the search is.