During his audition for James Bond, Michael Fassbender informed producer Barbara Broccoli that she ought to have a look at Daniel Craig as a substitute.
Before Daniel Craig was solid as the brand new James Bond in Casino Royale, Michael Fassbender was one in every of many younger actors who auditioned for the function. However, Fassbender defined on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he spent his audition selling one other actor as a substitute: Daniel Craig.
“I met with Barbara Broccoli just you know through passing and I actually went in to an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast, but I don’t think I was ever in the mix,” Fassbender stated. “But I bear in mind going into that room and assembly together with her and [Michael G.] Wilson and I believe I used to be like, ‘Daniel Craig is…’ I don’t know why I used to be selling him. I ought to have been selling myself.“
Fassbender continued, “This is what I used to be saying. I used to be horrible at auditions. Obviously Daniel did a unbelievable job and went on to be, I believe, essentially the most profitable Bond in historical past. But that was it actually, there was by no means a dialog after that.“
Given that Fassbender has already inadvertently however efficiently pitched one actor for the function of James Bond, who does he assume ought to play 007 now that the function is up for grabs? “Regé [Jean Page] who’s in this movie,” Fassbender stated. “I believe after individuals see his efficiency on this, he might be a frontrunner.“
The film Fassbender speaks of is Black Bag, an upcoming spy thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by David Koepp. The movie follows legendary intelligence brokers George Woodhouse and his beloved spouse, Kathryn. When she’s suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the last word check—loyalty to his marriage or his nation. In addition to Fassbender, the film stars Cate Blanchett, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Regé-Jean Page, and Pierce Brosnan. Our personal Chris Bumbray was a fan. “Running a taut ninety minutes, Soderbergh’s crafted a twisty spy romp,” Bumbray wrote. “If you liked his Ocean’s Trilogy, you’ll likely get a big kick out his spy flick. Fassbender’s Woodhouse is such an interesting antihero that perhaps a return to his take on spycraft might not be out of the question were this Focus Features release to do well.” You can take a look at the remainder of his evaluation proper right here.