He did very well in the audition, but ironically he was too young. He’s in good shape, Henry, he’s a good guy. And the next guy’s going to have to do that.'Ĭampbell added, “Henry’s 40, so by the time he’s done the third one he’s going to be 50 and anything beyond that’s two, three years per Bond. So that’s going to take, what, six years of your life maybe? I suspect Daniel the same deal.

I know with Pierce he had to sign on to three when we did him. 'I think they sign on for three Bonds, I’m not absolutely 100 percent certain of that. “By the time Daniel got to really he was at an age where one more would have been too old for him,' the director explains. But is the 40-year-old now too old for the role, ironically putting him out of the running for the opposite reason this time? Perhaps, as Campbell suggests, given how long the producers want to keep their Bond actors in the franchise.

Created by Ian Fleming, and unveiled to the world with 1953’s Casino Royale. With no casting choice announced for Bond 26, it's theoretically possible that Cavill could still take on the role of James Bond for the next film in the series, now that he's much older. Bond, James Bond.A man who usually doesn’t need introduction, yet always finds his way into the right conversations.