Matthew Goode not too long ago appeared on the “Completely satisfied Unhappy Confused” podcast and clarified rumors about him auditioning for James Bond. Earlier than Daniel Craig was solid in 2006’s “Casino Royale,” a handful of actors corresponding to Henry Cavill, Rupert Pal and Sam Worthington all went out for the half. However Goode, a relative newcomer on the time with credit just like the Mandy Moore rom-com “Chasing Liberty” and Woody Allen’s “Match Level” below his belt, by no means received to really audition as a result of he bombed his assembly with 007 franchise producer Barbara Broccoli.
“I didn’t audition. I went in and met Barbara [Broccoli],” Goode stated. “It was fairly a humorous one as a result of — and she or he’s beautiful and only a pretty, pretty particular person — she was like, ‘So what’s your concept for Bond?’ And I used to be like, ‘My concept for Bond. We’ve gotta take it again to the books, you already know? Actually, we completely must make this man an alcoholic, a drug addict. He hates himself. He hates ladies. He hates lots of people. He’s in deep ache. He’s sensible at killing individuals.’”
Goode continued, “I feel by the tip of the interview, she was like, ‘Mhmm. Subsequent.’ I needed to make it actually darkish, however what I ought to have stated was, ‘But additionally extremely charming.’”
Cavill did it make into the audition room however was thought of too younger to the play the function. Craig was in the end chosen, kick-starting a brand new Bond period on the large display that may attain an all-time franchise excessive with 2012’s “Skyfall” ($1.1 billion grossed worldwide). Craig exited 007 in 2021’s “No Time to Die.”
Broccoli and co-producer Michael G. Wilson are now not working the Bond franchise after they shockingly bought inventive rights to Amazon MGM Studios earlier this 12 months. Amazon not too long ago introduced that Denis Villeneuve has been employed to direct the following 007 film, though no actor is at the moment hooked up to play the brand new Bond.
In a brand new report from Variety, insiders stated that Amazon is searching for a British actor below the age of 30 for to imagine the 007 mantle. Per the report: “Jacob Elordi, Tom Holland and Harris Dickinson are on the high of the record. Elordi is Australian, however that may not be a deal-breaker so far as Amazon is anxious; keep in mind Aussie George Lazenby starred in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.’”
Watch Goode’s full. interview on the “Completely satisfied Unhappy Confused” podcast within the video beneath.
