The 26th film in the James Bond franchaise is now officially on its way - with a cinema release expected in 2027, a full six years since the last instalment No Time To Die.
Film bosses have confirmed that Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is on board to direct a script written byPeaky Blinders’ Steven Knight.
But the most important job - that of who will take on the iconic title role - is still to be announced.
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Since Daniel Craig hung up his tux there have been many different actors rumoured to be in the frame, including a period where Aaron Taylor-Johnson was prematurely said to have accepted the role.
All bets were off when Barbara Broccoli and her half brother Michael G. Wilson, who have essentially chosen the Bond actors since the 1990s, cashed in and signed over ‘full creative control’ to Amazon MGM Studios.
The bookies reckon they have a fair idea of the way the wind is blowing though, with five favoured actors leading the way and plenty of other famous faces still in the running.
Here are the 13 leading contenders to next don the superspy’s tux and anjoy a vodka martini, shaken not stirred.
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5. Leo Suter - 7/1
Leo Suter makes it, at least, a five horse race - having only recently entered the running he's now down to single figures - a 7/1 shot. His highest-profile performance to date is as Harald Sigurdsson in the Netflix series 'Vikings: Valhalla'. | Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images
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6. Harris Dickinson - 12/1
Harris Dickinson has had a string of acclaimed film roles in his short career to date, including 'Baby Girl', 'The King's Man', 'Triangle of Sadness', 'Where the Crawdads Sing', and 'The Iron Claw'. His directorial debut 'Urchin' recently premiered at the London Film Festival. He's 12/1 to make Bond his next career move. | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
7. Jack O'Connell - 14/1
'SAS: Rogue Heroes' star Jack O'Connell has appeared in two of this year's most talked-about films - 'Sinners' and '28 Years Later'. He's now the 14/1 clear seventh favourite to don 007's tux. | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
8. Henry Cavill - 16/1
He's already played 'Superman' and featured in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchaise, and Henry Cavill has been tipped as a possible James Bond since before Daniel Craig bagged the gig. He's not quite out of the running yet - with odds of 16/1 - but he may end up being the best Bond we never had. | Getty Images