Casino Royale director Martin Campbell believes that Superman star Henry Cavill had a good audition, but wasn’t the perfect fit when producers were looking for a new James Bond.
Cavill auditioned for the 2006 franchise reboot, but the role went to Daniel Craig, who went on to star in four Bond films, Quantum of Solace (2009), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).
In an interview that illuminates the casting process for the iconic role, Campbell told The Daily Express that Cavill “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.
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