“So we kind of scrubbed that idea and went back to the drawing board and started again.”
Of course, “young” is a relative term.
Cavill said henearly got the role as the “younger” optionbefore the 007 producers decided on Craig instead.
The person who gets the part doesn’t need to be a big name, though.
“Timothy Dalton was known, but he was known as a Shakespearean actor, really.
Pierce [Brosnan] was known, but that was basically from television.
Roger Moore was known from television.
Sean Connery wasn’t [known]–nobody had ever heard of him,” McWilliams said.
In terms of who we knowwill notplay James Bond next,Taron EgertonandIdris Elbahave each ruled themselves out.
“It’s about a reinvention, and, ‘Where are we taking it?
What do we want to do with the character?'”
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