Christian Bale to Clint Eastwood:
Famous actors who turned down a chance to be James Bond!
Team OTTplay
July 10, 2023
Cary Grant
The very suave and amazing Cary Grant felt he was too old by the time the first Bond film came to be & was keen on doing only one film
Richard Burton
The acting giant is said to have opted out because he thought that James Bond was still an untested role. Also, he wanted more money!
Clint Eastwood
The OG cool guy would have been perfect as 007. But apparently he turned it down because he felt Bond has to be British!
Burt Reynolds
He was approached for
Diamonds Are Forever
but, much like Eastwood, he thought James Bond should be British
Liam Neeson
Apparently, Neeson's late wife & the very amazing Natasha Richardson refused to marry him if he chose to become James Bond!
Christian Bale
Quite fascinatingly, Bale saw Bond character as 'very British' and stereotypical. Also, he felt he had already played a killer in
American Psycho
Dominic West
The very talented actor reportedly "heard" that Pierce Brosnan was planning a return as James Bond and humbly bowed out
Henry Cavill
Well, Henry Cavill never really turned down James Bond but he was considered 'too young' for the role by the makers