'It was me and the producers, casting director, etc. You sit around a table, eight or nine of you,' he said. 'The way they work with Bond, and it's pretty terrific is when they decide on the actor, and you audition – in our case, it was eight people – it's very democratic. RELATED: Christopher Nolan Says Directing a James Bond Film Would Be 'An Amazing Privilege' The filmmaker went into detail about the casting process for 007. Campbell had previously helmed the Bond franchise's Golden Eye, starring Pierce Brosnan, before he directed Casino Royale.
Craig managed to beat a young Henry Cavill, who features a look more akin to that of the iconic predecessors in the role of James Bond, to star in Casino Royale.Ĭraig's Bond films, which spanned over a decade, have been commercially successful for Eon productions and mostly well-received by critics. So I just thought about that for a minute, and apart from that, absolutely it was always him,' Campbell added. 'Daniel was obviously tougher and ruggeder, but he wasn't a traditional handsome guy.
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