When reports emerged last week that Josh O’Connor , Jack Lowden , and Callum Turner were participating in screen tests for Amazon MGM for the role of James Bond, a fourth actor said to be in the running remained anonymous.

This week, Metro reported that several actors had recently been eliminated from the race for 007 — including Harris Dickinson ( The King’s Man, Scrapper ) and Nicholas Hoult ( The Menu, Superman ). Other reported early favorites, including James Norton ( House of the Dragon, House of Guinness ) and Jacob Elordi ( Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights ), were also reportedly no longer on the shortlist — although when they were officially out of the running is unclear.

Another fan-favorite choice for Bond, Idris Elba , has been touted for a potential Bond role for over a decade, but is no longer among the finalists, according to Metro .…