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Elordi has been in the Bond mix ever since Amazon announced that Denis Villeneuve would helm the franchise’s 26th film. Sources tell Page Six Hollywood that Amazon MGM wants a young actor for the part — ideally under 30 — so that the new star can carry the franchise over five films as Daniel Craig did from 2006 to 2021. (Elordi is 27.) The Bond actor must be British, we hear… or at least from a former colony, like Australia. (Elordi hails from Brisbane, mate.)
Villeneuve is said to be looking for a “fresh face.” That would seem to rule out another frontrunner, Tom Holland, who has already led three “Spider-Man” movies and appeared as the web-slinger in three more Marvel movies (“Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame.”) Holland is also attached to a Fred Astaire biopic to be produced by none other than “Bond 26” producer Amy Pascal, and he’ll next appear in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and Christopher Nolan‘s “The Odyssey.”
By contrast, Elordi’s roles have been edgier, including “Saltburn” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein.” He’s best known for playing the ill-fated alpha bad boy, Nate, on HBO’s “Euphoria.” (And it’s safe to say he won’t be reprising that role, given his character’s fate, if series creator Sam Levinson were ever to create a spinoff.)
Non-Amazon MGM execs are calling the Bleu de Chanel ad the best Bond audition reel ever created. In the Chanel film, Elordi cracks an impenetrable safe — using telepathy or vibrations? — while playing cat-and-mouse with model Libby Taverner. Their moves in the mini-movie were so acrobatic, Elordi may have suffered that foot injury that we told you kept him off the Cannes jury. Elordi’s rep declined comment.
Cuarón, who was an early contender to direct “Bond 26,” but removed himself from the running, even ends the Chanel short with a keyhole shot that’s reminiscent of a classic Bond shot.

Then again, Cuarón and Elordi weren’t deliberately dropping Bond breadcrumbs, we hear. One Amazon exec was even unaware of the sophisticated spot when we reached out.
An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment beyond the statement the studio put out on May 14, saying: “The search for the next James Bond is underway. While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right.”
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