According to TMZ, citing Puck, the search for the next James Bond is closing in on Robert Pattinson after the early screeners failed to impress, and his deal was reportedly sweetened to three films at a much bigger payday.
The next James Bond is being picked like a used car. Test drive a few, sniff the upholstery, and the one you can afford is the one that leaves the lot. The first names in, Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O'Connor, did not land with Denis Villeneuve and the producers, so the search pulled in the two big names the industry actually sweats over: Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult.
Then came the math, which is the only honest part of Bond casting. Lowden and O'Connor had to commit to four films. Pattinson negotiated three, with a much bigger payday. Per Puck, the reaction in the room was not "is he Bond?" It was "why would we go through all that trouble unless we REALLY wanted him?" That is not a casting decision. That is a price.
The announcement is supposedly coming before Christmas. The franchise has been in limbo since Craig hung up the gun, and limbo is just a word for a fanbase that is bleeding out. A big name Bond is not a talent call, it is a confidence interval, and Pattinson already shot three Dunes with Villeneuve. That is the closest thing to a presale that Hollywood has.
YOUR TURN: If the next Bond costs the studio a bigger payday for fewer films, who exactly is the sucker in that deal?
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