# ‘It was a train wreck! I was terrified’: how the new James Bond will be announced – and what can go wrong

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/it-was-a-train-wreck-i-was-terrified-how-the-new-james-bond-will-be-announced-and-what-can-go-wrong/
- Published: 2026-11-13T11:31:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T12:04:31+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/nov/13/new-james-bond-announced-007
- Topics: Business, Culture, Markets

## Key points

- Five actors are reportedly in contention to play the next Bond.
- Amazon MGM has taken creative control of the franchise.
- Daniel Craig’s 2005 announcement was rushed after a leak.

## Summary

Amazon MGM Studios is preparing to announce the next James Bond, with five actors reportedly shortlisted to replace Daniel Craig: Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor, Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult. The casting and its unveiling matter because they will signal the direction of a franchise now under Amazon’s creative control, and will transform the chosen actor’s public life.

Past announcements show how easily the moment can misfire. Sean Connery’s casting was announced in a brief trade-magazine notice in 1962, while Craig’s 2005 reveal involved a speedboat trip on the Thames and a press conference. A leak forced organisers to arrange Craig’s event at short notice; safety rules required a lifejacket, which drew ridicule, and Craig later called the experience a “train wreck”.

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