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Amazon just announced that legendary filmmaker Denis Villeneuve would take the helm of its acquired, set to be rebooted, James Bond franchise, drawing near-universal praise for the pick.<\/p>\n
But now, reports about who Amazon is considering to actually play James Bond himself are\u2026genuinely bad, for the most part.<\/p>\n
The idea is to get away from the 50+-year-old Daniel Craig Bond and go young. Very young. Seemingly the youngest the series has ever gone. Variety reports<\/a> that three actors under thirty are on the shortlist for consideration. They are:<\/p>\n SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 07: Jacob Elordi attends the Australian premiere of “The Narrow Road To … More The Deep North” at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on April 07, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Jacob Elordi (age 28) <\/strong>\u2013 The Euphoria star who has graduated to more serious roles like Saltburn, Wuthering Heights, The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Frankenstein. He\u2019s Australian, but that doesn\u2019t rule him out, it seems.<\/p>\n VENICE, ITALY – AUGUST 30: Harris Dickinson attends a red carpet for “Babygirl” during the 81st … More Venice International Film Festival at on August 30, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Harris Dickinson (age 29) <\/strong>\u2013 Dickinson has been a rising star over the last few years especially with roles in Where the Crawdads Sing, The Iron Claw and the infamous Babygirl. If I had to pick one option out of these three, it might be him, and it certainly wouldn\u2019t be the next guy.<\/p>\n English actor Tom Holland arrives for the premiere of Apple TV+’s “The Crowded Room” at the Museum … More of Modern Art in New York City on June 1, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS \/ AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n Tom Holland (age 29) <\/strong>\u2013 The last actor to squeeze in under 30 years old with the extremely high-profile Tom Holland. I have absolutely nothing against Holland, who has been our MCU Spider-Man for almost a decade and will now lead Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey. That\u2019s great, but it is utterly absurd to imagine him taking on the role of a young James Bond, I\u2019m sorry, there\u2019s just no way.<\/p>\n It’s really no offense to these guys, but I\u2019m really against this whole idea of a very young James Bond when there are so, so many other older actors who seem perfect for the part<\/a>. Idris Elba, Henry Cavill, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Robert Pattinson, Aaron Pierre. The list goes on.<\/p>\n The one bright spot here is that whoever the lead is will be working under Denis Villeneuve, who I am confident is going to be able to make anything work. But we know he will not have final cut on the movie, and this idea of a younger Bond reeks of Amazon trying to do a \u201cfresh\u201d take on a character to appeal to a younger crowd for a character that should not be reshaped just to be \u201ctrendy.\u201d If this is the start of Amazon having a heavy hand here, I\u2019m not sure how much I believe in the future of the Bond franchise.<\/p>\n Follow me <\/strong>on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong><\/a> Bluesky <\/strong><\/a>and <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pick up my sci-fi novels the <\/strong>Herokiller series<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>The Earthborn Trilogy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n