Matthew Vaughn and Henry Cavill, director and star of the new Argylle spy film, ended up chatting a bit about James Bond. Vaughn did much of the talking.
The exchange took place on a SiriusXM program. The pair were asked about Bond because Cavill auditioned for the part during pre-production of Casino Royale in 2005 and Vaughn’s name has come up with Bond films before. (Vaughn said last year he had been approached by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer about Casino Royale but wasn’t hired by Eon Productions.)
“I know the director preferred your audition,” Vaughn told Cavill, referring to Casino Royale director Martin Campbell. “But Barbara (Broccoli, Eon Productions boss) preferred Layer Cake.” Vaughn had directed Daniel Craig in 2004’s Layer Cake.
“I probably shouldn’t have said that,” Vaughn added. “The Broccolis aren’t that keen on me anyway.” Vaughn also said Cavill, who was in his early 20s at the time, was too young to play Bond.
Cavill avoided commenting on Vaughn’s remarks. “I do think Daniel did do an amazing job,” the actor said of Craig. “He and everyone else involved breathed new life into the franchise.”
Here’s the clip where the discussion arose.
Filed under: James Bond Films, The Other Spies | Tagged: Argylle, Barbara Broccoli, Casino Royale, Henry Cavill, Martin Campbell, Matthew Vaughn |
The Spy Command 
Henry’s a well liked and classy man. And continues to be so.
Vaughn sounds like a guy still ticked off EoN had no interest in him. And not very classy.