James Bond Casting Gets A Final Actor List As Amazon’s Decision Looms - Forbes

The search for the next James Bond may finally be nearing its end: according to reports, a very select group of actors will screen-test to become the next British agent 007 this weekend. According to the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, citing several sources, a group of actors reportedly including Callum Turner and Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden, will appear in front of cameras as the secret agent this weekend in London. The tests supposedly include three elements: stunts, camera presence and dialogue. Reports vary that between three and five actors are finalists for the role, which was vacated by Daniel Craig after 2021’s No Time to Die. Despite speculation to the contrary, Sinners’ Jack O’Connell and Wuthering Heights star Jacob Elordi are not testing, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Dune film-maker Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the next installment of the Bond franchise for Amazon MGM studios, which bought the series rights as part of an $8.45bn (£6.9bn) deal in 2022. The Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight will pen the script.

Charli xcx and Martin Scorsese‘s collaboration is extending beyond the cover for her new album “Music, Fashion, Film.” Sources tell Variety that the pop star has a cameo in the Oscar-winning director’s upcoming movie “What Happens at Night” alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. Described as a Gothic psychological horror film, the Apple and StudioCanal production follows an American married couple who travel to a small European town to adopt a baby — but as they struggle to claim their child, the less they seem to know about themselves.

Collin Gosselin accused his estranged mom, Kate, of using money and family to manipulate his sister Hannah amid their ongoing family feud. During Thursday’s episode of “The View,” Collin responded to his sister’s claims that she hasn’t lived with her dad, Jon, and hasn’t spoken to Collin in almost a year — but does have a relationship with her mom and other siblings, per People.

Manuel Otto, a German influencer and video game creator, died at the age of 30 during a Twitch livestream, according to his video game company. Otto created the popular computer game Stick Run, where users play as a stick man, dodging obstacles and accumulating coins and points as they play. In a statement, Stick Run said, “It is with a heavy heart that we confirm and announce the passing of our creator, developer, and fellow Stick Runner, Marc-Manuel Alexander Otto.”