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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Who’ll Be the Next James Bond Is Apparently Down to These Final 4 Lads · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: The search for the next James Bond has seen dozens
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  Speaker 2: of actors rumored to be in the running for the
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  Speaker 2: coveted role, and it's taken far longer than expected, but
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  Speaker 2: we might finally be getting down to the wire.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, all signs point to a decision being made soon
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  Speaker 3: after they made offers for official screen tests. And we
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  Speaker 3: might mostly know who the final four are for this
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  Speaker 3: last phase before they make their choice, which is pretty
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  Speaker 3: exciting for fans of the franchise.
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  Speaker 4: The hunt for 007 has at least been officially happening
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  Speaker 4: since the spring when they hired an acclaimed casting director,
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  Speaker 4: to help with the search, and according to Deadline, she
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  Speaker 4: oversaw the first batch of auditions back in August.
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  Speaker 3: And it's important to remember, actually, producers have already stated
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  Speaker 3: that they want actors who aren't necessarily household names so
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  Speaker 3: they can really embody the Bond role for fans. So
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  Speaker 3: if you don't know any of these names immediately.
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  Speaker 4: That's why.
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  Speaker 2: That said, these are who Deadline is reporting have made
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  Speaker 2: the final four, though they emphasize it's not officially confirmed.
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  Speaker 2: We start with Callum Turner, best known for Masters of
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  Speaker 2: the Air, Jack Loden... who plays River on Slow Horses,
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  Speaker 2: Josh O'Connor, who plays Prince Charles on The Crown, and
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  Speaker 2: as for the fourth guy, he's a total mystery. Don't know.
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  Speaker 2: Expect a final decision on the next James Bond before
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  Speaker 2: the end of the year.
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.