Tidligere har nogle af de ledende skikkelser, der i disse dage skal lede efter den næste skuespiller der skal varetage rollen som James Bond, at de primært leder efter en yngre skuespiller, da denne skal varetage rollen i lang, lang tid.
Men det lader den Casting Director, der har castet 007 i mange årtier, Debbi McWilliams, ikke til at være enig i. I et interview med Radio Times, at skuespilleren bliver nødt til at have en lidt højere alder
"When we started, it was a slightly different feel. We did look at a lot of younger actors. and I just don't think they had the gravitas, they didn't have the experience, they didn't have the mental capacity to take it on, because it's not just the part they're taking on, it's a massive responsibility."
McWilliams siger også at hun ikke har noget imod at caste en der er totalt ukendt.