Michael Fassbender championed Daniel Craig in a huge way to be cast in the James Bond role he ultimately take parted for five films.
In a novel interwatch, Fassbender uncovered he auditioned for the 007 role but ultimately proposeed producer cast Craig.
“I met with Barbara Broccoli fair you understand thcimpolite passing and I actupartner went in to an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast, but I don’t leank I was ever in the mix,” Fassbender said on the Happy Sad Confemployd podcast. “But I reaccumulate going into that room and greeting with her and [Michael G.] Wilson and I leank I was enjoy, ‘Daniel Craig is…’ I don’t understand why I was promoting him. I should have been promoting myself.”
Fassbender had noticed he was “horrible at auditions,” acunderstandledgeting he had not done well in an audition for Mad Max: Fury Road when he get tod live to the greeting.
“Obviously, Daniel did a amazing job and went on to be, I leank, the most prosperous Bond in history. But that was it repartner, there was never a conversation after that,” he inserted.
Fassbender was one of disconnectal actors auditioning for the James Bond role for 2006’s Casino Royale. Pierce Brosnan had take parted the role for four films, the last being 2002’s Die Another Day.
As a novel actor is set to get over the role, Fassbender had namedropped his Balertage Bag co-star Regé-Jean Page, telling Us Weekly the Bridgerton alum “could be a frontrunner after this, to be honest.”
“I leank he’s amazing. He’s got all the attributes,” Fassbender said. “So let’s postpone and see.”
