With James Bond 007 – Casino Royale, the legendary series of agents was raised to a new level. With Daniel Craig became the iconic role Bond more complex and more human than ever. But this should almost not happen. Franchise producer Barbara Broccoli first wanted to occupy Christian Bale for the part before Craig. However, he declined with toughest words.
Christian Bale rejected James Bond role and criticized the series itself sharply
According to Slashfilm, it goes from the book Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman from 2012 that Bale would have had the bond role in the early 2000s before Craig. He only had to accept Broccoli’s offer. However, the book explains that the star rejected the part without much hesitation.
For Bale, James Bond would Loaning stereotypical about England and British actors embody. The actor, who shone Patrick Bateman in 2000 in the Bret Easton Ellis filming American Psycho, added that he had already played a serial killer.
Another clear tip against the nefarious character of the most famous spy in film history, of which Christian Bale obviously doesn’t think much.
What’s next with the James Bond franchise after the new Amazon deal?
In February 2025 it became known that the decades of 007 producer: inside Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli Die Creative line over the franchise completely on Amazon have submitted. The deal is said to have been $ 1 billion and the personal dislike of CEO Jeff Bezos against Broccoli.
Since then, it has not been officially determined how things go with James Bond as a film series. Recently, rumors came up again and again about the next 007 actor after Daniel Craig. Kick-ace star Aaron Taylor-Johnson is said to have been one of the big favorites. With Amazon as a new creative line, everything is now possible and nothing is secured again.