EXCLUSIVE : Denis Villeneuve will embark on the search for an actor to play the world’s most famous fictional spy, James Bond , next year when he completes production on Dune: Part Three . Those familiar with the matter tell us that the director and his collaborators are seeking a “fresh face” to take on the 007 mantle in Bond 26 .

Also, Bond … James Bond will be male, as written by creator Ian Fleming, and importantly, will be an actor who hails from the British isles.

Yes, they want a Brit to play Bond.

That rules out fanciful speculation that the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Glen Powell, Austin Butler, Jacob Elordi and others who don’t hail from UK shores are in the running.

Frankly, 99.9% of the names we’ve heard speculated online so far won’t make the cut.

Those in

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