Jack Lowden and Callum Turner to screen test this weekend, reports say
Reports suggest that actors Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, and Josh O'Connor are among the final candidates screen testing for the role of James Bond. The casting process has faced delays but is now entering its final stages.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Helen Bushby Culture reporter Getty Images Callum Turner and Jack Lowden are both thought to be part of the final auditions to play James Bond Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O'Connor are among the actors thought to be taking part in final auditions to play James Bond, according to reports.
Screen tests are said to be taking place this weekend, possibly as early as Friday, according to the Hollywood Reporter , with between three and five actors understood to have reached the last stages of the process.
The finalists are said to be taking part in auditions with three components - stunts, camera presence and dialogue.
Deadline reported the screen tests had been due take place in early October, but had been delayed by scheduling conflicts, while Variety said Turner and Lowden "appear to be in the mix" to replace Daniel Craig.
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