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Special Agent 007 has become immensely popular since decades as it is one of the oldest spy franchises in film history. Throughoutthe years, numerous actors have portrayed the iconic character, but it was Daniel Craig who took the character’s popularity to a whole new level. TheKnives Outactor played James Bond for 15 years and was the longest-serving actor in the role, arguably overtaking Sean Connery in terms of popularity and portrayal of the character.
While Daniel Craig took up the role in five movies,inCasino Royale,Eva Green stole the spotlight from him bybecominga key highlight in thefilm, and even being remembered as‘The Hottest Bond Girl.’ Interestingly, Green did not want to be a part of thefilm,until Barbara Broccoli decidedto persistently pursue her to be a part of it.
Barbara Broccoli’s Persistence Convinced Eva Green to Join TheJames BondUniverse
Casino Royalemarked a new beginning in theJames Bonduniverse because Daniel Craig made his debut as Special Agent 007. Thefilm became an instant fan favorite as thenewfranchise decided to take a grittier tone and focused on a deeper exploration of the iconic character.
Craig’s portrayal was loved by the fans as he decided to play a more vulnerable and emotionally complex character compared to his predecessors.However, itwas his intense on-screen chemistry withEva Greenwhich wasthe major highlight of the film, amidst all the high-octane action sequences.
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Despite being the best Bond girl in Craig’s spy franchise, theNoceboactress was not interested in portraying therole,until Barbara Broccoli, theproducer of thefilm,came upwith a pesky idea to convince Green.Inthe booktitledNobody Does it Betterby Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, Broccoli mentioned how they had listed the actressto bethe perfect name to star opposite Craig.Shesaid,
We had seen Eva Green in ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ and ‘The Dreamers’ and we thought that she was fantastic. Thething is that this character of Vesper, the way that it was written in the book and in the screenplay … I mean, in Bond lore she is the most important character because she affects his life forever. Sowe had to cast it really well.
However,Eva Greenwas not interested in being a part of the franchise because she worriedthat shewould be another“beautiful girl for Bond.”As a result, thePerfect Senseactress instructed her agents to tell Barbara Broccoli and other producers that she was“doing a film in France.”
But the producers and casting directors weremore and moreconvinced that she was the ideal choice for the role as the auditions for Vesper Lynd continued. Theproducer mentioned how she convinced the actor bycoming up withan irritating yet effective idea. Shesaid,
I keptsaying tothe casting director, ‘Just ring her agentevery week.’
The continuous pestering bore results because Green agreed to takeonthe role, and the dates for her other projects changed. However, another major problem came up after she gave her screen test.
An Unseen Problem Came Up In Eva Green’s Initial Screen Testing
In the same book, Martin Campbell mentioned how the initial screen test between both actors threw up amajorproblem, stating how Green’s heavy accent was a bad sign.Thiseven resulted in“some mumbling at the screen test,”and she had to lose her native accent to helm the role.
However, Eva Green promised to lose heraccent,and projected an elite English tone in the film. Greensaid,
There was some mumbling at the screen test, that’s not a good sign, then I went to New York, four days after, and my agent called me and said,actuallyyou have to come back straight away to Prague and audition again, because they’re not fully satisfied.
So, I was crying. It’svery stressful, and I didn’t know what was wrong, buttheyeventually said, ‘It’s just the English, darling; you just have to work on the English.’
Daniel Craig played an essential role in getting her the role as he claimed,“when [Green] came in, there was no decision for me. Shebrings something to it that’s great.”The final decision was essential as she becameanintegralpart ofthe film’s success.
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Casino Royalecan be rented on Apple TV.
Tushar Auddy
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
