Sydney Sweeney addresses rumors she’s the next Bond girl…
She likes her martinis shaken, not stirred.
Sydney Sweeney addressed the rumors that she’s been solid as a Bond girl in the upcoming “James Bond” reboot.
“I can’t,” the “Euphoria” star, 28, said after an extended pause when requested if there was any reality to the matter during Variety’s Power of Women cowl story printed Monday. “I don’t know.”
Sydney Sweeney on the cowl of Variety for the outlet’s latest Power of Women story printed Oct. 27, 2025. Variety/Sami Drasin
Sweeney addressed the Bond girl rumors while chatting with Variety. Variety/Sami Drasin
“To be honest, I don’t know all the Bond rumors,” she continued after an extended pause, “but I’ve always been a huge fan of the franchise, and I’m excited and curious to see what they do with it.”
When requested whether or not she can be thinking about playing a Bond girl, Sweeney said that it “depends on the script.”
“I think I’d have more fun as James Bond,” she joked.
Sweeney out and about in New York City on Oct. 5, 2025. Christopher Peterson / SplashNews.com
Sweeney at the premiere of “Christy” in London, England, on Oct. 17, 2025. BACKGRID
Sweeney at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on Oct. 25, 2025. Getty Images for AFI
Rumors that Sweeney was being thought of as the next Bond bombshell in Amazon MGM Studios’ first iteration of the 007 franchise kicked off over the summer time.
An insider claimed each Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and “Bond 26” director Denis Villeneuve have been eyeing the Hollywood starlet for the function.
“Sydney is the top name on the casting sheet for Bond,” a source told the US Sun in July.
“Denis believes she is hugely talented, as well as having an alluring appeal to younger generations, vital in modernizing the franchise,” the source continued. “They’ve hung out together a lot, and he has admired her stratospheric rise.”
Sweeney attends the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 14, 2025. Getty Images
Ana de Armas as a Bond girl in 2021’s “No Time to Die.” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
“Plus, Sydney has the quality of being athletic and able to perform physical scenes, as well as being feminine and following in the legacy of Bond girls,” the insider concluded.
After being noticed speaking with the “Dune” director and former Bond girl Ana de Armas at the Toronto Film Festival last 12 months, Sweeney was a visitor at Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice marriage ceremony in June.
The “White Lotus” alum, meanwhile, would be part of the ranks of Armas, Léa Seydoux and Halle Berry if she stars as a Bond girl in the upcoming 007 flick.
Berry, 59, appeared alongside Pierce Brosnan in 2002’s “Die Another Day” while each Seydoux, 40, and Armas, 37, starred reverse Daniel Craig in 2021’s “No Time to Die.”
Craig, 57, gave up the 007 mantle and retired from the function following “No Time to Die.”
Lea Seydoux and Daniel Craig in “No Time to Die.” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry in 2002’s “Die Another Day.” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
As for who will play the next Bond, an insider claimed that Villeneuve is ready until he finishes manufacturing on “Dune: Part Three” to make that casting name.
However, sources urged that the director is in search of a “fresh face” who’s an “unknown” male British actor in his late 20s or early 30s.
Elsewhere during her chat with Variety, Sweeney opened up about playing boxer Christy Martin in the upcoming sports activities drama “Christy.” The movie releases Nov. 7.
Sweeney as Christy Martin in her upcoming movie “Christy.” Black Bear Pictures
Sweeney opened up about her function as Christy Martin in “Christy” during her chat with Variety. Black Bear Pictures
“For Christy, the ring was her escape,” she explained. “It’s almost like you’re a caged animal inside this ring, but it’s a place where she feels the most free.”
“I am definitely a caged animal in a sense,” Sweeney added. “Acting is my ring. It’s where I feel freedom. The set is where everything else goes quiet.”
But Sweeney addressed defying the “sex symbol” label as nicely, and appeared to trace at the controversy surrounding her American Eagle advert campaign in the course of.
Sweeney in an American Eagle advert showcasing the company’s signature denim line. American Eagle
“I play a lot of very divisive characters, and I think that a lot of people think they know me, but they don’t,” she shared. “So when people think, ‘Ah, she’s a sex symbol,’ or ‘She’s leaning into that,’ I’m like, ‘No, I just feel good and I’m doing it for myself and I feel strong.’”
“And I hope that I can inspire other women to be confident and just flaunt what they got and feel good because you shouldn’t have to apologize or hide or cover up in any room,” Sweeney added.
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