Michael Fassbender is one of the most flexible actors making films today, capable of playing all sorts of roles. He's currently promoting "Black Bag," where he plays an intelligence agent forced to investigate his wife, played by Cate Blanchett. In a new interview, Fassbender revealed he had a meeting to play James Bond, and that he might have played an important part in the casting of Daniel Craig, who went on to play the role for 15 years.
Fassbender was featured on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, where he revealed that he met Barbara Broccoli, the former producer of the James Bond franchise, for an audition for the part.
He revealed that he doesn't know why he named dropped Daniel Craig. “I don’t know why I was promoting him, I should have been promoting myself,” he said.
Fassbender said that he never really believed he was in the conversation for the part. "I was terrible at auditions," he said. He also made it clear that Craig was one of his favorite Bonds.
“Obviously, Daniel did a fantastic job,” he said, adding that Craig “went on to be the most successful Bond in history.”
The future of the Bond franchise
Ever since Craig stepped out of the James Bond franchise, the world has been trying to find the right person to fill in his shoes. Recent developments have complicated things further. Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the movies and heir to the Bond franchise, has stepped down after some tense negotiations and Amazon's purchase of the property's rights.
British fans have been outraged by the ownership of Amazon, having little faith in regards to what can be done to the character.
"I nearly dropped me coffee, and I thought, Amazon Prime spinoff TV series?" said a British fan, as reported by NPR. "They're probably going to turn it into another 'Bourne Identity' -type thing and use it to boost American patriotism."