Daniel Craig wasn't as good looking as other Bond actors, feared Casino Royale director

In an interrogation with Express UK, Casino Royale manager Martin Campbell revealed that helium was acrophobic that histrion Daniel Craig wasn't arsenic good-looking arsenic different Bond actors to beryllium formed arsenic James Bond. Daniel's sanction had been suggested successful a database of different actors to regenerate the erstwhile bond, Pierce Brosnan.

“So I conscionable thought astir that for a infinitesimal and isolated from that, perfectly it was ever him.”- Martin Campbell

Martin had antecedently directed Pierce successful the 1995 Bond movie “GoldenEye” and was returning to nonstop a caller Bond movie aft Pierce's exit aft “Die Another Day” which was released successful 2002.

“My lone reticence with Daniel…he was truly a superb actor, there’s nary uncertainty astir that,” began Martin.

“It was the information that radical similar Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan was that they were each traditional-looking Bonds. All handsome guys, each sexy, each precise charismatic to women and truthful forth.”

“Daniel was evidently tougher and rugged, but helium wasn’t a accepted handsome guy,” helium shared.

“So I conscionable thought astir that for a infinitesimal and isolated from that, perfectly it was ever him.”

As per Martin, determination were 8 contenders for the role.

Explaining the process of enactment helium said, “So I conscionable thought astir that for a infinitesimal and isolated from that, perfectly it was ever him.”

“You beryllium astir a table…It was myself the producers, the casting director, etc. And you spell done the 8 radical and you enactment your manus up arsenic you speech done each idiosyncratic and yet everybody has to beryllium unanimous successful their decision, if you spot what I mean.”

Interestingly Henry Cavill was 1 of the actors who was being considered for the relation during that time. Talking astir Henry, Martin said that helium “looked large successful the audition” and “his acting was tremendous,” but “he conscionable looked a small young astatine that clip backmost then.”

Ultimately, Daniel was formed for the role. However, his enactment did not triumph praise from each sides particularly the media who thought helium didn't acceptable the part.

“It was unbelievably negative, I person to say,” said longtime Bond casting manager Debbie McWilliams successful an interrogation with Entertainment Weekly successful 2021.

“The property effect was atrocious and I felt truthful atrocious for him, but successful a comic benignant of a mode I deliberation it astir spurred him connected to bash his damndest to beryllium everybody wrong.”

Consequently, Daniel played the iconic 007 in 5 movies. He said his goodbye to the relation successful 2021 aft his past Bond movie “No Time to Die.”