The next James Bond odds latest is in, and here are the five stars who are most likely to replace Daniel Craig as 007, according to the bookies.

Rosamund Pike has shared that she refused when asked to strip down to her underwear during her James Bond audition.

"I don't know if 007 should be a woman," Berry told Variety at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. "In 2025, it's nice to say, 'Oh, he should be a woman.' But I don't really know if that's the right thing to do."

While the scope and impact of Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign-made movies are totally unclear, the President has promised that one non-U.S. film series will be totally immune: the James Bond movies.

Rosamund Pike revealed she was asked to strip to her underwear during her *Die Another Day* audition. She refused, saying she'd only do that after getting the role.

"In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear," Pike told the magazine. "And I thought, 'Well, no, I’ll be doing that if I get the part. I won’t be doing that now.' I don’t know what possessed me."

James Bond themes are almost as iconic as the films themselves, and back in 1966 The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson tried his own hand at writing for the franchise.

The future of James Bond remains undecided, with the sale of the franchise by owners Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson to Amazon and producers scratching their heads as to how to reintroduce 007 following the character’s demise in Daniel Craig ’s final outing in No Time to Die.

Actor Henry Cavill is widely discussed as a top candidate to be the new James Bond now that Daniel Craig is leaving the role. However, the possibility that he could be the new 007 is sharply dividing fans.

The six actors who have played Bond on-screen have a unique variety of favourites, including 'From Russia With Love', 'Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds Are Forever'.