Following Amazon MGM's announcement that Denis Villeneuve will direct the next James Bond film, an insider report dropped the top favourites to be cast as 007 himself.

According to Variety, the studio and producers want to cast a star who is under 30.

Among the most wanted is Aussie Saltburn actor Jacob Elordi, who also played Elvis Presley in Priscilla.

Meanwhile, Harris Dickinson, who has just been cast as John Lennon in four back-to-back official Beatles biopics, is also in contention.

And then there's Marvel's Spider-Man star Tom Holland, whose odds have been massively slashed in a short space of time.

William Hill spokesperson, Lee Phelps, said: "We've seen a cluster of customers placing major bets on Tom Holland to be the next James Bond, with many of them returning again at shorter prices convinced the Spider-Man actor is ready to take on the 007 role. The flurry of support has forced us to slash his odds from 14/1 to 4/1, and it's shaken up the Bond market significantly, with Holland overtaking Theo James (9/2) to become third favourite. Aaron Taylor-Johnson remains the outright favourite at 6/4, although his grip on the top spot has loosened after drifting from odds-on. Aaron Pierre follows at 3/1, with Holland now sitting ahead of the previously well-fancied trio of James, Harris Dickinson (6/1), Henry Cavill (8/1) and Jacob Elordi (12/1)."