"Aaron went for a screen test to be the next Bond in September and producers and Barbara loved him," a source told at the time.

Source: https://www.inquisitr.com/ai-software-deep-dream-just-picked-out-the-perfect-next-james-bond-007

And then, we did a screen test with her and it was just so obvious.

Source: https://collider.com/the-little-mermaid-director-rob-marshall-interview/

He also believed it was down to his youthful age, as he was only twenty-two years old at the time he took his screen test to play Bond.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/02/james-bond-favorite-emerges-become-007/

The aviator saw her in a publicity shoot and asked her to travel to Hollywood for a screen test.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/01/16/italian-film-star-gina-lollobrigida-dead-at-95/