Jack Barton Is The New Favourite To Play James Bond – But Who Actually Is He?

The Heartstopper star has been named in the press as the top pick for the role of 007, ahead of numerous A-list stars.

After years of speculation, the race to cast the next James Bond is getting serious.

Last week, a new batch of actors was reported to be among the frontrunners to land the role of 007, including Jacob Elordi, Jack Lowden and Paul Mescal.

But one of them in particular is reportedly the new favourite to become Daniel Craig’s successor.

Jack Barton might not be a household name just yet, but he is rumoured to have impressed casting director Nina Gold so much that Page Six named him as “The One”.

With that in mind, here is everything you need to know about Jack Barton’s career – and why he could well make the perfect James Bond...

First of all, Jack Barton fits the rumoured James Bond casting brief perfectly

Producer Amy Pascal recently opened up to Deadline about the qualities the team behind the franchise are looking for in their next 007.

“It’s got to be something really different that is... stirring and exciting and different,” she claimed.

Despite actors like Harris Dickinson, Idris Elba and James Norton being attached to the role in recent years, long-time Bond casting director Debbie McWilliams also told The Independent in June that she believes the lead in the long-awaited 26th 007 movie should be a “total enigma”.

“I don’t want to see any of [the rumoured stars] as Bond because we now know so much about them,” Debbie told the outlet.

“We want to know as little about them personally as possible, because that’s what spies are. We don’t need to know where........

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