Robert Pattinson screen tests for James Bond role
Robert Pattinson, 40, screen tested for the James Bond role. He joins Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor and Nicholas Hoult.
Robert Pattinson is in the running for the James Bond role, screen testing for it in late October while playing Batman for DC Studios. Despite that, four other major actors are also being considered.
Producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman are involved in the production. This is the first film made under Amazon ownership.
The studio bought creative rights in February 2025. Pattinson worked with Denis Villeneuve on the upcoming Dune: Part 3.
He is currently filming The Batman Part II in London. Daniel Craig's Bond films ran from 2006 to 2021.
No Time to Die was his final role.
- 40
- Pattinson age
- October 24 weekend
- Screen test date
- 2006 to 2021
- Craig's tenure
- First and only Bond $1 billion hit in 2012
- Skyfall box office
Why it mattersBond will be a massive project worth hundreds of millions. The casting choice shapes the franchise's direction for a decade.
AustraliaAustralian audiences follow James Bond films closely, and the casting reveal will dominate entertainment news globally including in Australia.
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