New James Bond Casting Odds Roll out as June Casting Seems Unlikely

There’s been a shift in the James Bond market.

As we’ve covered here at PopCulture.com, Polymarket has been taking odds on the official casting of the next actor to play James Bond in a movie. The next film about the Ian Fleming’s literary super spy will come from director Denis Villeneuve and won’t feature Daniel Craig in the lead role.

The prediction market had been running off a scenario with a June 30 cut-off. Most bettors agrees that a June casting for the role is unlikely, so, with the end of the month approaching, Polymarket launched another scenario.

This new James Bond casting market delays the cut-off to Dec. 31. With the casting process already underway, the odds have opened up.

Callum Turner, the Eternity actor who just married Dua Lipa, is the No. 1 favorite to land the role, with 34% probability. That is 24 points higher than the second-most-likely man to land the role, Jacob Elordi. Even though the Euphoria star had some heat a few weeks back, he is now at 10% in this ranking.

Tied for third are two more long-rumored favorites: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Josh O’Connor (Challengers). Both stars’ odds of landing the 007 role fittingly sit at 7% each.

As for the “No Bond Chosen” option that dominates the previous scenario, it currently sits at 6%.

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