The producers at EON Productions who oversee the Bond legacy, their thoughts were that Daniel Craig was a leading man just waiting for the right opportunity. Wilson when it came to casting the sixth James Bond. Reading what Martin Campbell said above, it sounds like he was on the same wavelength as producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. He did a very good test, he was too young, and also he wasn’t as experienced as Daniel … Daniel just fitted the part from being a superb actor, and probably the best actor amongst them all. During our interview on the press day for Memory, Martin Campbell told CinemaBlend a different story, which started with the reason why Henry Cavill apparently didn’t make the cut: While there was no mention of that incident in particular, I did ask Campbell what he’s though of Henry as an actor after their previous meeting.
Previously, an infamous story about how Cavill was told he was apparently too chubby to play James Bond had made the rounds.
