British star Matthew Goode reveals dark reason Bond producers rejected him
Matthew Goode has revealed the dark reason James Bond producers rejected him moments after meeting him.
James Bond bosses have been whittling down the long list of actors for years in a desperate bid to find the man who will replace Daniel Craig.
Barbara Broccoli, 65, along with her brother Michael G. Wilson, 83, were the producers of the Bond franchise before they were replaced by Amazon MGM Studios for a massive $1 billion dollar deal in February.
And before they chose Craig, Dept. Q star Goode revealed on Thursday's episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he was personally invited for a sit down chat with the producers who were seemingly interested in potentially having him be the new Bond before the role eventually went to Craig.
However, sadly the meeting didn't go as the actor had planned.
'I didn't get to the audition,' remarked the star. 'But it was quite a funny one because — and she's gorgeous and just a lovely, lovely person — she was like, 'So what's your idea for Bond?' And I was like, 'My idea for Bond. We've gotta take it back to the books, you know? Really, we absolutely have to make this guy an alcoholic, a drug addict. He hates himself. He hates women. He hates a lot of people. He's in deep pain. He's brilliant at killing people.''
Goode confessed that his vision for the character didn't end up sitting well with the then producers, who swiftly dismissed him from the meeting.
Goode reflected: 'I think by the end of the interview, she was like, 'Mhmm. Next.' I wanted to make it really dark.'
'I should have said was, 'But also incredibly charming.'' laughed the star. 'Ultimately, you know. What they did get was Daniel Craig.'
Meanwhile, the rumour mill has been continually whirring as to who will take on the iconic 007 gig.
But most recently, it was Aaron Taylor-Johnson who has dropped hints that he'll be stepping into Bond's shoes.
The Marvel movie star, 34, recently signed a deal with Omega – the brand of watch the 007 spy wears.
Omega has been supplying timepieces to the iconic movie character since the release of 1995's Golden Eye.
When asked previously whether he would step into Bond's shoes, the Marvel star said: 'I find it charming and wonderful that people see me in that role. I take it as a great compliment.'
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