We now know who will direct the film (Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve) and who will write the script (Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight), so it can only be a matter of time before we know who will take over from Daniel Craig in the 26th James Bond film.
It seems unlikely now that the much-anticipated move will now be released before 2027, a full six years since the last instalment No Time To Die.
It will be a life-changing role for whoever takes it on and becomes only the eighth actor to play 007 following Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.
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Since Daniel Craig hung up his tux there have been many different actors rumoured to be in the frame, but all bets were off when Barbara Broccoli and her half brother Michael G. Wilson, who have handpicked the Bond actors since the 1990s, signed over ‘full creative control’ to Amazon MGM Studios.
The bookies now seem to have narrowed it down to 11 possibilities - here’s who they are and how likely it is that they will become the world’s most famous superspy.
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9. Jack Lowden - 18/1
'Slow Horses' has made Jack Lowden a global star, and he's priced at 18/1 to become the first James Bond from Scotland since the original (and the best) - Sean Connery. His odds have lengthened in recent weeks, having been as low as 6/1 at one point. | Getty Images
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10. Tom Holland - 20/1
An actor that was not even in the conversation when it came to the next Bond until early this year is Tom Holland - with current odds of 20/1. His casting would make perfect sense if the film was to look at the early life of the superspy - but would Holland have time between playing the lead in the Spider-Man films? He was recently in Glasgow filming the latest one. | Getty Images for Critics Choice
11. Jacob Elordi - 20/1
Completing our list of possible James Bonds is Jacob Elordi, currently in cinema as at the monster in 'Frankenstein' - the new Guillermo del Toro film which had a recent premiere at the London Film Festival. He's critically acclaimed and would be a buzzy choice for Bond. He's priced at 20/1, with no other actor with odds of less than an unlikely 25/1 for the role. | Getty Images for Netflix