Harry Styles also "had discussions" about playing 007 as audition process expands beyond the three actors considered the favorites to take over for Daniel Craig

Robert Pattinson and Nicolas Hoult are among the latest actors to screen test for the role of James Bond , according to multiple sources, joining a widening field of hopefuls vying to play 007.

Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter revealed Friday that Pattinson — already the star of The Batman series, and veteran of the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises — auditioned for the Bond role for director Denis Villeneuve in late-October; Pattinson and Villeneuve, who will shepherd the upcoming Bond films, recently worked together on Dune: Part Three .

Hoult, who reportedly finished runner-up to Pattinson to play Bruce Wayne/Batman in that superhero reboot, also screen-tested to take over for Daniel Craig in the much-desired 007 role.…