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Jack Lowden is holding back on his rumored on-screen role as James Bond.
in the interview British GQ Published on Monday, The Scottish Star briefly addresses the reports – including The Hollywood Reporter – that he is part of a small group of actors eyeing the next incarnation of Ian Fleming’s beloved spy, alongside Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor.
Lowden addresses the viral lines of his slow horses Starring Gary Oldman, who lit up the internet a little when he told Canada morning show In September, he was cast and hoped it was Lowden. “They’ve made their choice but they haven’t announced it yet. So my fingers are crossed for Jack,” said the English Oscar winner. (THR (A source later revealed that the MI6 agent had not yet been chosen at the time.)
“It’s all very flattering,” says Lowden, who continued to pour “cold water” on the subject. British GQKieran Morris. “It’s nice to be mentioned — for any role — and I’m just not going to add to the hype,” he continues. “It’s very good, and Gary is lovely. It’s especially lovely, coming from someone like him. But I don’t really listen to him.”
just last week THR I’ve heard word that Amazon is checking out MGM Studios’ James Bond movie, directed by DuneDenis Villeneuve and written peak blinders Master Stephen Knight will be held in London at the end of October. Jack O’Connell (sinners) was initially said to be a mix-up, but sources told us it was not. And despite some reports, Euphoria and Frankenstein Star Jacob Ellord will also not be tested.
The GQ The piece made the astute observation that the woman who chose Lowden to play the role nominated for her show. slow horsesRiver Cartwright’s Nina Gold is also leading the search for Daniel Craig’s replacement.
And Loden’s wife, Irish Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan, is also tight-lipped about the speculation. “(It’s) its own thing,” Ronan told him Associated Press in October. “We go on with our lives, to be honest. We have a lot of other things to do. So, yeah, it’s not really a topic that happens in our house, to be honest. The dog needs to be walked, dinner is made – that’s what we’re most focused on.”
of Lowden British GQ The interview was tied to an upcoming Netflix interview Pride and PrejudiceIn which Lowden plays Jane Austen’s most famous suitor, the unrecognizable romantic hero Mr. Darcy.
“When I get a job, or I’m offered one, I look at what I can do – I don’t buy myself into 99 percent of the roles I do, but if other people take it, I’m up for it,” Lowden explains of his surprise that he was one of writer Dolly Alderton’s top choices for the role. “I’m not everyone’s first choice for most of the roles I play, and I really enjoy that.”
