007 license to fail.
Now that we know the curious reason why The Rock can never be James Bond, it is worth knowing that Matthew Rhysstar of the HBO Max series ‘Perry Mason’, he applied for the role of James Bond after the Pierce Brosnan era came to an end with ‘Die Another Day’.
Recalling his “scary” audition at the Broccoli family’s “incredible office” overlooking Hyde Park, the one who was the protagonist of ‘The Americans’one of the best series in history, declared to ‘The Times’ what he had to do: “They just told us to wear a dark suit and read ‘Casino Royale’.”
However, It didn’t take long for them to ask him a question that threw him off balance. completely.
“They asked me: ‘What would you do differently with Bond? And I remember that I said: ‘Ah'”Rhys explains.
“I wasn’t expecting that question. And then I thought, is it a trick question? Are you waiting for people to say, ‘I wouldn’t do anything. It is perfect?'”.
Feeling so lost the actor opted for comedy: “I’d give him a limp.” ‘I said: limp? Nothing. Eye patch? Nothing'”.
And that was it.
Daniel Craig reinterpreted 007 as someone a little rougher, but after 15 years as the secret agent, he hung up his tuxedo in 2021’s ‘No Time To Die’.
Already in October, producer Michael G. Wilson ruled out that a younger incarnation of Bond were to make it to the big screen.
“We’ve tried looking for younger people in the past, but trying to visualize it doesn’t work,” he revealed.
“Bond is already a veteran, he’s had some experience, he’s a person who’s been in the wars, if you will. He’s not some kid fresh out of high school that you can bring in and start.”
Will Aaron Taylor-Johnson be the next Bond? At the moment, little or nothing is known about the next adventure of 007, not even who will be chosen to inherit the role or who will direct it, but if the rumors are true, let’s cross our fingers that the rumored Denis Villeneuve may finally be chosen for Bond 26once released the highly anticipated ‘Dune 2’.
Source: Fotogramas
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