He did very well in the audition, but ironically he was too young.”Ĭavill did okay, despite not being James Bond. “He’s in good shape Henry, he’s a good guy. “Henry’s 40, so by the time he’s done the third one he’s going to be 50 and anything beyond that’s two, three years per Bond,” Campbell added. And the next guy’s going to have to do that. So that’s going to take, what, six years of your life maybe? I suspect Daniel the same deal. “I know with Pierce he had to sign on to three when we did him. “By the time Daniel got to, really he was at an age where one more would have been too old for him,” Campbell said. Where once Cavill was too young to play Bond, he’s now - at age 40 – considered too old. And you go through the eight people and you put your hand up as you talk through each person and ultimately everybody has to be unanimous in their decision, if you see what I mean.” It was myself and the producers, casting director, etc. “You sit around a table, eight or nine of you.

“The way they work with Bond, and it’s pretty terrific, is when they decide on the actor and you audition - in our case, it was eight people – it’s very democratic,” Campbell said.

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