- Slow Horses actor Jack Lowden has emerged as the favourite to play the next James Bond according to prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket.
- If cast, Lowden would become the first Scottish actor to portray 007 since Sir Sean Connery.
- Masters of the Air star Callum Turner is listed as his closest rival, while former frontrunner Jacob Elordi has dropped significantly in the rankings.
- Actor Gary Oldman and screenwriter Steven Knight have hinted that franchise producers may have already selected the new Bond, with an announcement expected soon.
- Casting director Debbie McWilliams emphasised that the chosen actor must retain a total enigma to convincingly play a spy.
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