The Bond rumour mill clicked into a higher gear this week, after a producer behind the 64-year-old film franchise suggested that a brand new actor may soon take possession of the coveted codename 007.
'I would say the end of the year is a good bet', producer Amy Pascal told Deadline in a new interview.
It's been five long years since Daniel Craig made No Time To Die his secret agent swansong, with cameras on the next movie – currently being referred to as 'Bond 26' – expected to start whirring in 2027.
Who's in the running? Wuthering Heights and Saltburn star Jacob Elordi could become the first Aussie Bond since George Lazenby in 1969, while Dua Lipa's new husband Callum Turner is also a hot favourite to don the intelligence officer's famous tuxedo.
One way to whet your appetite for the next film ahead of the new pretender to the 007 throne being announced? Take the short hop to visit the world's only official James Bond museum.
