Robert Pattinson, Nicholas Hoult audition for James Bond role (Images credit: AP) Pattinson is currently filming DC Studios' Batman: Part Two and joins Villeneuve for the third film in his Dune trilogy this December. Meanwhile, Hoult will reprise his role as villain Lex Luthor in DC Studios' Man of Tomorrow next year and has also been a part of Fox's X-Men franchise as Beast. Another Variety report stated singer Harry Styles also had a meeting for the role, while The Gentlemen star Theo James was also rumoured. Lowden and O'Connor have already addressed the casting rumours. Lowden, who will next play Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, told GQ that the rumours were "flattering." The Slow Horses star added, "It's nice to be mentioned – for any role – and I'm just not really going to add to the noise." O'Connor, who last starred in Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day, said at an event that being considered in the same sort of bracket for James Bond was extraordinary. Amazon MGM Studios is said to have paid around $1 billion to take over the rights to the James Bond franchise from producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Craig was the last actor to play the secret agent; he acted in five films beginning with Casino Royale (2006). The actor was announced as the new Bond in October 2005. Industry insiders believe an announcement will be released by the end of November. Sonal Pandya has grown up on a steady diet of Bollywood and Hollywood musicals, subtitled foreign films and American sitcoms. When not trying to keep ... View More