Casino Royale
Daniel Craig was cast as James Bond inCasino Royale , but there were other actors in serious tilt to play Agent 007 . AfterDie Another Dayopened in 2002 , Pierce Brosnan had fulfill his four - movie deal to play Mr. Bond and the time had add up to bump another actor to bring the iconic MI6 agent to living on the bragging blind . It was also decide the next film in the series - an adaptation of Ian Fleming ’s first shackle novel , Casino Royale- would take a coarse-grained and more grounded glide path to the franchise compared tothe campier stylings of Brosnan ’s rill .
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In an interview he gave toLatino Reviewin 2005,Casino Royaledirector Martin Campbell explained the logical system behind Craig ’s casting as 007 , calling him"a terrific actor"and saying he possesses"all the attributes to make a much mettlesome and tougher Bond . “The filmmaker also claimed that Henry Cavill ( who was only 22 when he auditioned and had yet to asterisk in any major blockbusters ) was the only other"serious"contender , but said he ’s simply"too young for this Bond . "
Whilethe caliber of Craig ’s Bond movies has varied , the actor has always been consistent in his performance and done his right to keep 007 feeling relevant in an geological era of superhero flick and more contemporary twist on the spy genre likeAtomic Blonde . It ’s probably for the best Cavill did n’t play 007 either , given the fine piece of work he ’s go on to do play Superman in the DCEU , Geralt fromThe Witcher , and even the Bond - esque thief turn secret federal agent Napoleon Solo in Guy Ritchie’sThe Man From UNCLEmovie . It ’s always interesting to take what might ’ve been , but in this font Campbell and the Bond producers arguably made the proper call perish with Craig forCasino Royale .
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