Has James Bond Found Its New 007? Rumor Says Jacob Elordi Was Offered The Role

Shaken, not confirmed: the Wuthering Heights heartthrob is rumored to be Amazon’s pick to don the tux as 007 in James Bond 26.

Grab your martini and a pinch of salt: the next James Bond rumor just got loud. A new name has surged to the front of the 007 race, and yes, the choice is a monster in more ways than one.

Jacob Elordi vaults to the top

Word making the rounds says Jacob Elordi has been offered the keys to the Aston Martin for the next era of Bond. The chatter even pegs an October 2026 start for filming, which tracks with the timeline insiders have been whispering about for Bond 26 as the franchise charts its next chapter with Amazon in the MGM mix.

The offer part remains a rumor, but it has done its job: bookmakers yanked Elordi to the top of the board with 5/4 odds, pushing him ahead of a very familiar trio.

• Elordi now leads the pack at 5/4
• Chasing him: Callum Turner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Theo James

The Villeneuve wrinkle

Another industry whisper claims Elordi has already sat down with the Bond brass and a certain A-list filmmaker about taking over from Daniel Craig.

"Had meetings with the producers and director Denis Villeneuve."

If true, that is a fascinating swing-for-the-fences pairing to shepherd a rebooted 007. Big if, but worth watching.

Why Elordi is suddenly everywhere

Elordi has been on a tear: breakout work on HBO's Euphoria, a headline role in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein that landed him an Academy Award nomination, and a buzzed-about turn in a new, very steamy Wuthering Heights hitting this month. That momentum explains how a single rumor rocketed him to the front of the 007 conversation.

So, is he Bond?

No official casting yet. Studios love silence, bookies love movement, and fans love theories. Right now, Elordi has the heat, the odds, and the monster pun working in his favor. Until the tux gets tailored, we wait.