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TheJames Bondfranchise has been around for a long time and many actors have brought our favorite British secret service agent to life on multiple occasions. Most recently, Daniel Craig played the role of Agent 007 after first taking up the role in Casino Royale in 2006. However, after playing the role of Bond in 5 movies, Craig decided to retire from the role inNo Time to Die.
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A lot of actors are being considered now for the role of James Bond, including theMan of Steelactor, Henry Cavill. However, in a recent interview, Martin Campbell who has directed multipleJames Bondmovies throughout his career spanning over 5 decades, revealed that Cavill might have played the role of Bond instead of Craig had he looked a bit older in 2006.
Henry Cavill absolutely nailed his audition forCasino Royaleback in 2006
In a recent interview withExpress, Martin Campbell, the man who has rebooted the James Bond franchise twice opened up about Henry Cavill’s audition for the role of James Bond inCasino Royale.Campell revealed that Cavill was so phenomenal in his audition that he honestly would have gotten the role ifDaniel Craig‘didn’t exist‘. He said,
“He looked great in the audition. His acting was tremendous. And look, if Daniel didn’t exist Henry would have made an excellent Bond. He looked terrific, he was in great physical shape… very handsome, very chiseled. He just looked a little young at that time back then.”
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However, things did work out in his favor back then as Daniel Craig also nailed his audition forCasino Royaleand went on to play the role of James Bond in four movies.
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Martin Campbell opened up about his views onHenry Cavillas James Bond more when he was asked if Cavill could still play Bond, 17 years after the release ofCasino Royale. Campbell said,
“By the time Daniel got to [No Time To Die] really he was at an age where one more would have been too old for him. I think they sign on for three Bonds, I’m not absolutely 100 per cent certain of that. I know with Pierce he had to sign on to three when we did him. So that’s going to take, what, six years of your life maybe? I suspect Daniel [had] the same deal. And the next guy’s going to have to do that. … Henry’s 40, so by the time he’s done the third one he’s going to be 50 and anything beyond that’s two, three years per Bond. He’s in good shape Henry, he’s a good guy. He did very well in the audition, but ironically he was too young.”
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The thing about theJames Bondmovies is that the franchise needs an actor who can do multiple movies and play the role of Bond for almost 10-15 years and no one is looking for that kind of commitment.
All of Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies are available for rent on Amazon Prime Video.
Source:Express
Shikhar Tiwari
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Shikhar Tiwari is a Hollywood news author at Fandom Wire. He is a student at Manipal University Jaipur currently aspiring to be a Computer Science Engineer. Shikhar loves to combine his passion for writing with his love for Hollywood updates.
