Jack Lowden Leads Predictive Markets as Top Candidate for Next James Bond
Betting exchanges show actor Jack Lowden ahead of other frontrunners in the search for the next James Bond, with odds around 58 percent.
Amazon MGM Studios is in the final stage of auditions for the next James Bond, with test screenings expected to conclude this week. Industry sources say the shortlist includes Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Josh O'Connor and a fourth, unnamed candidate still undergoing screen tests.
Financial exchange platform Kalshi reported that Lowden's probability of being cast rose to 62 percent after a recent Deadline update, later stabilising at about 58 percent. Turner's odds stand near 37 percent and O'Connor's at roughly 17 percent.
Lowden, known for his theatre work and roles in the BBC miniseries "War & Peace" and Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk," gained wider recognition through the Apple TV series "Slow Horses," where he plays MI5 officer River Cartwright.
"Jack Lowden is officially our last hope," wrote a user identified as Cinema Tweets on the social platform X.
"Not only does he have the requisite acting chops, Lowden is the perfect level of famous to take on 007: real ones know how great of an actor he is from Slow Horses, but the masses probably don't know him as well yet. He's ripe for Bond," the same user added.
Other commenters noted the character's portrayal in "Slow Horses," with some praising the potential and others questioning the fit for the Bond role.