BTW, Hugh Jackman was in negotiations on a 3-picture deal to star as Bond, but he turned it down, saying he didn't want to be in yet another franchise after X-Men and Van Helsing

Supposedly it's been narrowed down to 4 people:

Goran Visnjic - 6'4", Croatian, age 33 - that guy from ER
Henry Cavill - 6'1", English, age 22 - stage actor, relatively unknown, small film roles
Alex O'Lachlan - Australian, age 28 - coupla indie films
Ewan Stewart - 5'9", Scottish, age 47 - was the 1st officer on the movie Titanic