{"id":177431,"date":"2025-06-28T05:08:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/matthew-goode-says-he-didnt-get-a-chance-to-audition-for-james-bond\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T05:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:08:40","slug":"matthew-goode-says-he-didnt-get-a-chance-to-audition-for-james-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/28\/matthew-goode-says-he-didnt-get-a-chance-to-audition-for-james-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Goode Says He \u2018Didn\u2019t Get\u2019 a Chance to Audition For James Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/matthew-goode\/\" title=\"Matthew Goode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Matthew Goode<\/strong><\/a> is revealing the conversation that he says ruined his chance at auditioning to be James Bond. <\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old actor was a guest on the Thursday (June 26) episode of the <em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast where he talked about his ideas for the character \u2013 and why he says they cost him an audition. <\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2121861\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Matthew<\/strong>, he spoke to <strong>Barbara Broccoli<\/strong>, the producer of 2006\u2032s <em>Casino Royale<\/em> ahead of its release. Unfortunately, he shared on the podcast that their conversation didn\u2019t land him an audition for the role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t audition. I went in and met <strong>Barbara<\/strong>. I didn\u2019t get to the audition, but it was quite a funny one because \u2014 and she\u2019s gorgeous and just a lovely, lovely person,\u201d <strong>Matthew<\/strong> shared on the podcast. He went on to reveal the conversation he had about the role that he said lost him a chance to audition for the movie. <\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/matthew-goode\/id827905050?i=1000714638959\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was like, \u2018So what\u2019s your idea for Bond?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018My idea for Bond, we\u2019ve gotta take it back to the books, you know? Really, we absolutely have to make this guy an alcoholic, a drug addict. He hates himself. He hates women. He hates a lot of people. He\u2019s in deep pain. He\u2019s brilliant at killing people,\u2019\u201d <strong>Matthew<\/strong> recalled during the episode. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew<\/strong> went on to say that he felt like his take on the character was too dark and not what the producer was looking for. <\/p>\n<p>He continued and said, \u201cI think by the end of the interview, she was like, \u2018Mhmm. Next.\u2019 Because I wanted to make it really dark\u2026 but what I should have said was, \u2018But also incredibly charming.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The role ultimately went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/daniel-craig\/\" title=\"Daniel Craig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Daniel Craig<\/strong><\/a> while <strong>Matthew<\/strong> went on to appear in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/downton-abbey\/\" title=\"Downton Abbey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Downton Abbey<\/em><\/strong><\/a> instead. <\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/06\/27\/james-bond-2025-casting-3-actors-on-amazons-wish-list-revealed-3-fan-favorites-listed-as-unlikely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these actors might be the next James Bond<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/06\/28\/matthew-goode-says-he-didnt-get-a-chance-to-audition-for-james-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Goode is revealing the conversation that he says ruined his chance at auditioning to be James Bond. The 47-year-old actor was a guest on the Thursday (June 26) episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast where he talked about his ideas for the character \u2013 and why he says they cost him an audition. 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