I expect you to cry: what the James Bond actors may face at the final audition

Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor are rumoured to be the final candidates taking screentests this weekend. So how can they best prepare? And who is likely to triumph? This weekend, the identity of the next James Bond is finally expected to be known – to the insiders, at least.

According to reports, a number of youngish British actors – definitely three, possibly five – will have their final screen tests. To say it has been a long time coming is an understatement. It is five years since Daniel Craig was killed in a hail of missiles at the end of No Time to Die, and in that time – even long before it – a swarm of actors have been tipped to replace…