There’s been a lot of speculation over which actor will be chosen as the new James Bond.

Producer Barbara Broccoli has narrowed it down to these two factors: they must be a man and they must be in their 30’s.

These rules cancel out anyone under 30 years old or over 40 years old.

Here are the surviving actors that could still possibility fit into the new James Bond role.

• Not A Possibility: Tom Holland

  Age:26
  Where You Might Know Him From: Spiderman, Uncharted, Being Zendaya’s Boyfriend

• Possibility: Dev Patel

  Age:32
  Where You Might Know Him From: Slumdog Millionaire, The Green Knight, Lion

• Possibility: Rege-Jean Page

  Age: 34
  Where You Might Know Him From: Bridgerton, For The People, Roots

• Possibility: Richard Madden

  Age: 36
  Where You Might Know Him From: Game of Thrones, Rocketman, Cinderella

• Not A Possibility: Henry Cavill

  Age: 39
  Where You Might Know Him From: Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible, Justice League

• Possibility: Daryl McCormack

  Age: 29
  Where You Might Know Him From: Bad Sisters, Peaky Blinders, Pixie

• Not A Possibility: Andrew Garfield

  Age: 39
  Where You Might Know Him From: The Amazing Spider-Man, The Social Network, Hacksaw Ridge

• Possibility: Joe Alwyn

  Age: 31
  Where You Might Know Him From: The Favourite, Mary Queen of Scots, Being Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend

• Not A Possibility: Idris Elba

  Age: 50
  Where You Might Know Him From: Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Beasts of No Nation

• Possibility: John Boyega

  Age: 28
  Where You Might Know Him From: Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, Pacific Rim: Uprising

• Not A Possibility: Jude Law

  Age: 49
  Where You Might Know Him From: Sherlock Holmes, The Holiday, The Grand Budapest Hotel

• Possibility: Aaron Taylor Johnson

  Age: 32
  Where You Might Know Him From: Nocturnal Animals, Kick-Ass, Bullet Train

• Not A Possibility: Riz Ahmed

  Age: 40
  Where You Might Know Him From: Nightcrawler, Sound of Metal, The Night Of

• Possibility: Joseph Quinn

  Age: 28
  Where You Might Know Him From: Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Overlord

• Not A Possibility: Jamie Dornan

  Age: 40
  Where You Might Know Him From: Fifty Shades of Grey, Belfast, The Tourist

• Possibility: Nicholas Hoult

  Age: 32
  Where You Might Know Him From: The Great, Warm Bodies, About A Boy

• Not A Possibility: Ewan McGregor

  Age: 51
  Where You Might Know Him From: Moulin Rouge! Trainspotting, Obi-Wan Kenobi

• Possibility: Taron Egerton

  Age: 33

  Where You Might Know Him From: Kingsman, Rocketman, Eddie the Eagle

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