It’s now been more than four years since James Bond’s last outing in No Time To Die, but the 007 drought will be coming to an end.
Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve is now on board to direct a script written by Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight which will become the as-yet-untitled Bond 26.
But we still don’t know who will take on the title role and become the eighth actor to place the part following Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.
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.
Here are the 17 actors who now stand the best chance of taking on the part and enjoying their martinis shaken not stirred.
5. Theo James - 12/1
Now priced at 12/1 for the spy role is 'Divergent' actor Theo James - one of several actors to see their odds slide in the last week. He had an eye-catching part in television show 'The White Lotus' and has attracted significant support in recent months. | Getty Images
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 also 12/1 to make Bond his next career move. | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
.jpeg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
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 seventh favourite to don 007's tux. | Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images f
.jpeg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
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. | Getty Images