Jack Lowden Is Tight-Lipped on Those Bond Rumors: “I’m Not Going to Add to the Noise”

The 'Slow Horses' star, who is next set to play Mr. Darcy in Netflix's 'Pride and Prejudice' adaptation, admitted the speculation is "very flattering." Jack Lowden isn't giving anything away on the rumors that he could be cast as James Bond, telling British GQ: "I'm not going to add to the noise. Jack Lowden isn’t giving anything away on his rumored screen tests for the role of James Bond. In an interview with British GQ published on Monday, the Scottish star briefly touches on the reports — including those from The Hollywood Reporter — that he is part of a small group of actors eyed for the next incarnation of Ian Fleming’s beloved spy, next to Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor.

Lowden addresses the viral lines from his Slow Horses co-star Gary Oldman, who set the internet alight a little when he told Canada’s The Morning Show in September that the role had been cast and he was hoping it was Lowden. “They have made their choice, but they have not announced it yet. So my fingers are crossed for Jack,” said the English Oscar-winner. (THR was later informed by a source that the MI6 agent had not yet been chosen at that time.) “It’s all very flattering,” says Lowden, who proceeded to pour “cold water” on the topic, according