Bond hopeful Callum Turner enjoys a low-key outing with his mum as 007 icon Pierce Brosnan throws support behind his bid for role

Bond hopeful Callum Turner enjoyed a low-key outing with his mum on Thursday – just after 007 icon Pierce Brosnan threw support behind his bid for role.The actor, 36, looked as cool as ever in a black leather jacket, white shirt and jeans as he got some light exercise with his dog Golo who is a Labrador-Rottweiler cross.His mum Rosemary was by his side clutching a coffee and dressed casually in a checked shirt, green jacket and black skirt. Callum is one of three actors on the shortlist to soon take over from Daniel Craig as Bond, with final auditions taking place last month.While Slow Horses star Jack Lowden, also 36, has emerged as the 'clear favourite', former Bond star Pierce has backed Callum, and said he 'eagerly awaits' news of the casting in the coming weeks.The 73-year-old said: 'Oh, I'm just an audience member now. I'm just the man in the street who is eager to see who is going to play this epic role of cinematic history. All the men who are on the list now are actors I admire.' Bond hopeful Callum Turner enjoyed a low-key outing with his mum on Thursday – just after 007 icon Pierce Brosnan threw support behind his bid for role The actor, 36, looked as cool as ever in a black leather jacket, white shirt and jeans as he got some light exercise with his dog Golo who is a Labrador-Rottweiler crossPierce added that Callum was someone 'he had worked with', saying: 'They all have a voice and a physique, and a presence on film. 'They all have longevity as actors, all of these young men.'Speaking to Vanity Fair, Pierce was asked whether he has any advice for the next star who will play Bond.He said: 'Whoever plays the role, I wish him the very best of life and strength and courage.'You know, it's hard to tell who it would be, but I eagerly await to hear the news and the celebration of the next James Bond.'Last month, it was reported that final screen tests took place at Bray Studios in Berkshire, with Jack, Callum and a mystery star auditioning to be the next 007.Bond fans have claimed they've figured out the identity of the 'mystery' actor after it was revealed that a final shortlist of stars were performing screen tests at Bray Studios.007 sleuths flooded social media with theories about who the unnamed actor could be, and one name that has appeared multiple times is Joe Alwyn.Callum has no doubt been supported by his mum amid the auditions as well as his popstar wife Dua Lipa. His mum Rosemary was by his side clutching a coffee and dressed casually in a checked shirt, green jacket and black skirt Callum is one of three actors on the shortlist to soon take over from Daniel Craig as Bond, with final auditions taking place last month While Jack Lowden, also 36, has emerged as the 'clear favourite', former Bond star Pierce has backed Callum, and said he 'eagerly awaits' news of the casting in the coming weeks Rosemary has previously been credited with inspiring her son's career (seen together) Rosemary has previously been credited with inspiring her son's career.The British heart-throb was raised by his working-class, 'brilliant' single parent who was the 'strictest mum on their London council estate' – and in 2016 he told The Times how he inherited his natural talent from his mother.She dreamt of being an actress but instead worked as a nightclub promoter, for venues including Ministry of Sound, which meant an eclectic mix of characters from the Eighties club scene were constantly visiting his home. 'The father figures were a lot of different gay guys, basically,' the actor told The Independent in 2020. He's said contact with his Australian-based father growing up was 'loose'.Speaking of his mother in 2016, who he then lived with in Chelsea, he told The Times: 'She instilled this belief in me that if I wanted to do something, anything, I should go for it. 'Although she was also always saying, 'Get a trade. Become a plumber.' And I'm like, 'No. I don't want to be a plumber. I want to be a footballer.' I didn't want the safe option. It's nice to take risks.'Although his mother now appears to be fully on board with her son's career choice and is rooting for him to be the next James Bond.Previously talking to PEOPLE about the rumours he's being considered to fill Craig's shoes, Callum joked: 'I think that's my mum. She just puts that out there. So when my odds get higher, it's all her putting the money on.'The actor regularly praises his working-class upbringing, previously saying: 'My mum allowed a community of people around me and wasn't protective of her love for me. It was almost like a tribe.'