Its official, according to the director of Casino Royale, Martin Campbell, Ewan McGregor was the first choice for the role, but McGregor turned them down.

According to Campbell who talked through the UK newspaper the Mirror McGregor was approached really early on as a replacement for Pierce Brosnan but he turned it down. Campbell says that he thinks he got another job or decided he didnt want to do it, the Mirror on the other hand quite clearly state that it was because he was afraid of being typecast, or more acurately he was concerned about the long term nature of the role.

I think he would have made a great Bond, but not a tough one like Daniel Craig, McGregor would have been smoother and younger. However with the footage thats come out to date, I think Craig has beaten his critics down, even despite those stories of him being hurt, scared of heights and not able to handle an auotmatic car. I think were going to see him as Bond and wonder what we were worried about.

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