There’s Major New Evidence That Robert Pattinson Is the Next James Bond

Hardly a day goes by without a report dropping that someone’s cousin’s friend’s brother overheard someone else’s cousin’s friend’s brother at a bar say that [insert hot British actor here] is the next James Bond. And so far, Amazon MGM and director Denis Villeneuve have not confirmed one. single. thing.However, we do know that several actors screen-tested for the iconic role, including Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor, and—surprise!—Robert Pattinson. And according to Matthew Belloni in Puck News, there’s reason to think Robert is favored to become the next 007.Turns out all potential Bonds sign contracts for the film and its follow-ups—and three separate sources told Belloni that while Jack and Josh “were required to sign up for four Bonds,” Robert “was able to lower that commitment to three” and negotiate himself “a whole lot more money than the others.”So, what does that mean? Yet more sources explain that since Robert’s “test deal was so difficult to close,” people close to the situation are “wondering why the filmmakers would bother if they didn’t really want him.” Innnnnteresting!There’s definitely some discourse about whether or not Bond should be an established household name (traditionally, he isn’t), with former casting director Debbie McWilliams—who cast the last three Bonds—telling The Independent, “It is absolutely essential that he retains a total enigma. I don’t want to see any of them as Bond because we now know so much about them. We want to know as little about them personally as possible, because that what spies are. We don’t need to know where he goes shopping or who his parents are, or where he lives. We never want to see him at home. And a vital element of the whole thing is his job description. He’s licensed to kill, and we have to believe that he can do that. If you don’t, then you’ve lost the audience.”Casting Robert Pattinson definitely challenges that approach, but we’ll see!