🎭 What happens when you hype up your competition during an audition? Michael Fassbender knows firsthand! The X-Men and Prometheus star recently revealed that during his James Bond audition for Casino Royale (2006), he inadvertently promoted Daniel Craig instead of himself.
What Happened?
🕶️ Fassbender met with James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson before Craig was cast.
🎙️ On the Happy Sad Confused podcast, he admitted:
“I don’t know why I was promoting [Daniel Craig], I should have been promoting myself.”
😂 He even called himself “terrible at auditions” and recalled a bad experience auditioning for Mad Max: Fury Road.
No Bond, No Regrets
🔹 Though he never became 007, Fassbender praised Daniel Craig’s legendary run as Bond, calling him “the most successful Bond in history.”
🔹 Meanwhile, the next James Bond remains a mystery, especially after Amazon MGM Studios recently took creative control over the franchise.
🕵️♂️ Could Fassbender still be in the mix for Bond’s future? Let us know your thoughts! 👇