The biggest news this month dropped over the weekend when The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Robert Pattinson had given a screen test for the next James Bond movie. The new Bond will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, and Pattinson is one of the big names who auditioned for the role. The others include Callum Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Josh O'Connor, and James Lowden. Most of these names were reported weeks ago, but news of Pattinson's audition was a last-minute surprise.
Regardless of who gets picked for the role, the internet seems to be unanimously united behind one name: Robert Pattinson. The actor's resume speaks for itself, and it even seems like every part he's played has been a James Bond audition, and he's earned the part. Here's why Pattinson is the ultimate candidate for Amazon MGM and Denis Villeneuve to pick.
1. Pattinson's popularity could revive James Bond's declining cultural stock
Although many fans expected a relatively unknown, less established actor to be chosen for the role, Pattinson's A-list relevance and grip on fans, thanks to multiple critically and commercially acclaimed roles, is hard to pass up.
The last few Bond movies didn't perform as well at the box office, and with so much positive support for Robert Pattinson after the year he's had and the respect he has earned, it makes sense to cast him as James Bond. Director Denis Villeneuve already directed Pattinson in Dune: Part Three, and he's familiar with his talent. Extending that partnership makes complete sense.
2. Fans agree that Tenet was his ultimate Bond audition
Pattinson played the suave, intellectual British operative in Christopher Nolan's Tenet. As Neil, Pattinson donned dapper James Bond suits and showcased his British charm and sophistication as a secret spy agent. Pattinson captured the exact aesthetic and vibe the character needs to keep drawing fans to the brand for years to come. He also showed that he could carry a gun with ease. Pattinson is only 40, but his ability to play a variety of characters makes him perfectly suited to play James Bond.
3. He has the psychological depth
Pattinson's ability to get into the skin of various characters who have dual personalities makes him uniquely suited for James Bond—a man who must balance his public persona as a playboy with the reality he hides as an international assassin and spy. This is exactly what Pattinson does as Batman, Bruce Wayne, and Chris Hansen.
In all his recent roles, he has displayed psychological depth and nuance beyond his 40 years. He acts like a seasoned veteran who has decades of experience walking the psychological tightrope.
4. Box office star power without the online overexposure
Robert Pattinson is an old-school type of Hollywood star. He has no active public social media accounts and keeps his private life away from the public eye. Pattinson doesn't post about himself online or try to sell an image of his personal life to promote himself.
Instead, fans only see him at the movies, and he does many of them, which means they're always well fed. He has earned the respect of legendary directors while remaining driven, self-aware, and extremely humble and down-to-Earth. Pattinson has a dedicated fan base who would flock to the new Bond movies purely for the actor's unique, untarnished star power.
If the James Bond 007 franchise wants reinvention that's suave, sophisticated, intense, and an audience draw, then bringing Robert Pattinson on board would be the best possible move.
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