This Is Why Hugh Jackman Won't Be James Bond
by EG
When it was time to find a new James Bond a decade ago, future Logan star Hugh Jackman seemed like a good candidate. He might have been if he didn't have some quibbles with the way that the Bond franchise was being handled. He wanted some changes to be made before he signed on, and ultimately both he and the franchise's producers decided that Daniel Craig was a better fit.
Via People.
Hugh Jackman was almost 007.
The Australian actor opened up about what could have been in an interview with Variety. Jackman, who was sought as the replacement for Pierce Brosnan, said the scripts at the time were too “unbelievable.”
“I was about to do X-Men 2 and a call came from my agent asking if I’d be interested in Bond,” Jackman recalled. “I just felt at the time that the scripts had become so unbelievable and crazy, and I felt like they needed to become grittier and real.”
His suggestions didn’t make the cut, with the actor saying he was told he didn’t get a say in how the story of James Bond went.
Despite feeling as though the story would not connect with audiences, Jackman also said he was “worried that between Bond and X-Men, I’d never have time to do different things.”
The part eventually went to British actor, Daniel Craig, who portrayed the iconic spy in 2006’s Casino Royale. Craig continued portraying the character in Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015).
Jackman does not having any regrets about turning down the potential role.
“I always tried to do different things,” he said. “But there was a time between X-Men 3 and the first Wolverine movie when I could see the roles getting smaller. People wanted me to play that kind of hero part exclusively. It felt a little bit claustrophobic.”
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