April 1, 2026

After years of incessant rumours, the news has finally dropped… We now know the identity of the actor playing the next James Bond.

The likes of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Tom Holland, Harris Dickinson, Scott Rose-Marsh and Callum Turner were rumoured to be in contention for the next superspy, and recent reports suggested that 28-year-old Australian actor Jacob Elordi was the current favourite to play 007.

Now, Euronews Culture can officially end all speculation by revealing that the identity of the new James Bond is… Irish actress and singer Jessie Buckley.

You read correctly: James Bond will be played by a woman for the first time, in the wake of Lashana Lynch briefly taking over the 007 mantle in Daniel Craig’s Bond swansong, 2021’s No Time To Die.

 

After a exhausting spy saga that could rival any Bond plot twist, the Brits have finally shaken up the franchise by handing 007’s Walther PPK to Jessie Buckley, making her the first woman—and first Oscar winner—to don the tuxedo. Apparently, years of covert rumor-mongering and the usual swivel-chair auditions by dashing young lads were merely warm-up acts to the grand reveal that, yes, James Bond can apparently be a lass, too. It’s a plot twist worthy of M’s own bewildered glare, proving once again that in the world of espionage, and casting calls, nothing is certain except everyone’s desperate need to pretend this is all perfectly logical and not just studio politics in a velvet glove. After all, nothing says “007” quite like breaking every stereotype with a wink, a nod, and an Oscar acceptance speech.

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