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Rupert Friend turned down James Bond as he felt he was too young for the part. The 41-year-old actor was approached about playing 007 when he was just 22 but believed that he lacked the "hard knocks" to take on the role of the iconic spy. Rupert told Variety: "I was told, 'We'd love to talk to you about playing James Bond, but rebooting the series. We want to do him basically straight out of college.' "And I met Barbara Broccoli and her brother Michael and Debbie McWilliams, the casting director for Bond. Obviously I've watched them growing up and just love all the actors and all the movies." ...
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Barbara Broccoli has confirmed that casting for the new James Bond is yet to begin. The 62-year-old producer and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson are responsible for finding the actor to replace Daniel Craig as the legendary spy but confirmed that there is currently no script or cast in place for the next 007 film. Speaking to LADbible at the BAFTAs on Sunday (19.02.23), Barbara said of the speculation: "No, we haven't even started casting yet. "There isn't even a script." A number of actors – including Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Rege Jean-Page – have been linked with the part and suggested pr...
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Lucien Laviscount has emerged as a contender to be the next James Bond. The 30-year-old star has caught the attention of 007 chief Barbara Broccoli for his performance as heart-throb Alfie in the Netflix series 'Emily in Paris'. Lucien would fit the bill as Daniel Craig's replacement as the iconic spy after Broccoli said that she wanted to cast an actor who can play the role for the next 15 years. It is also thought that Bond bosses are keen for an ethnic-minority actor to play the character to ensure that the franchise reflects modern society. A source told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "Luci...
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David Tennant was almost cast as James Bond. The former 'Doctor Who' star has discovered that he was on the shortlist to take on the role of 007 before Daniel Craig landed the role in 2005 after being told of the news by a friend of Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Quizzed on whether he had been in the running to play the iconic spy, David told Acting for Others Presents podcast: "No, I never believed I had until I worked with a director recently who had worked with the Broccolis, who said, 'Yeah, you were on the list that time.' "I went, 'What time?' He went, 'The last t...
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James Bond memorabilia has been bought for a record £11 million. The lots included a complete set of works by 007 writer Ian Fleming, sold for £81,900, and a ‘Casino Royale’ script for £69,300. They were sold in the second part of a charity sale held by Christie’s auction house, London, on Wednesday (05.10.22.) It achieved a total of £770,994 from the 36 lots on sale. When combined with four previous 007 auctions to mark the 60th anniversary of the spy franchise, the Bond memorabilia sold by the auction house is a combined £11,687,019. All proceeds will benefit 45 charities. The complete set o...
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Michael G. Wilson has hinted that the next James Bond will be a "thirty-something". The 80-year-old producer, along with his half-sibling Barbara Broccoli, is in charge of casting Daniel Craig's replacement as 007 and revealed that they are looking for stars of a certain age to take on the famous role. Speaking at a BFI event to mark 60 years of James Bond films, Michael – who stressed that casting for the latest Bond is yet to start - said: "We've tried looking at younger people in the past. But trying to visualise it doesn't work. "Remember, Bond's already a veteran. He's had some experience...
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Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are planning a different trajectory for the James Bond franchise. The producers are searching for a new actor to play 007 after Daniel Craig bowed out in 'No Time To Die' and Barbara has confirmed that film chiefs have to "reimagine the direction" for the long-running spy franchise. In an interview with Empire magazine, Barbara said: "When you change the actor you have to reimagine the direction the film's gonna go on. When you hire an actor, you're hoping you're going to spend a decade at least with them and make four or five or six films with them. "So ...
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Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are focused on finding a Bond villain before deciding on the new 007. The producers are leading the search to replace Daniel Craig as the iconic spy after he bowed out in 'No Time To Die' but revealed that they are looking to cast an antagonist first so they can craft a story for the next movie. Barbara, 62, told The Hollywood Reporter: "We always sit down with our writers, and we start by thinking about,'What's the world afraid of?' We start by thinking about, 'Who's the Bond villain?' "We try to focus on that sort of uber story, and then we want to also...
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Barbara Broccoli says that James Bond is "evolving" along with real-life men. The 62-year-old producer has headed up the '007' film franchise through Eon Productions along with her half-brother Michael G. Wilson since her late father Cubby handed control of the business in 1995 and has so far cast Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig - who bowed out of the role back in 2021 after 15 years - as the titular spy character but explained that the next Bond will be a "couple of years" away. She said: "The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off. And when we cast Bond, it’s a 10-, 12-year commitm...
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Lea Seydoux has teased that she could return for the next James Bond film. The 37-year-old actress has played Dr. Madeleine Swann in 'Spectre' and 'No Time To Die' and suggested that she could be back for the next installment after Bond's death and Daniel Craig's exit from the role at the end of the last movie. Lea, who plays the mother of Bond's daughter, told Deadline: "After all I'm not dead. It was James who died, not Madeleine. So, who knows? Maybe I'll be back. "This is like fake news, right? But if we're serious for a moment, Madeleine drives away with her daughter right at the end beca...
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