On this day in 2005, Daniel Craig was announced as the sixth actor to take on the role of James Bond. He beat out 72 other names linked to the role.
Craig auditioned for James Bond with two scenes: Bond’s first meeting with Vesper Lynd, and the scene from FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE where Bond first encounters Tatiana in his hotel room.
ALT A behind the scenes photograph of Daniel Craig auditioning for the role of James Bond. A shirtless Craig is wearing black trousers and black shoes whilst aiming a gun. He is in a hotel room and a camera is visible to the left hand side of the image.