Certain actors are associated with a specific role by the audience. In some cases, however, someone else was intended for that role. This was also the case in Casino Royale.
In the mid-2000s, there was a search for a successor to Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. As usual, a number of actors were closely considered, and some were offered the role. Among them was also Hugh Jackman.
However, he declined the role because at the same time he was already playing Wolverine and did not want to commit to a second action franchise, as he explained to Indiewire. Otherwise, he would have no time for other films that might offer more interesting characters.
He was famously succeeded by Daniel Craig, who portrayed Bond not only in Casino Royale but also in the four sequels. Although some were skeptical at the time about whether he would fit the role, it seems that Bond fans quickly warmed to the new, tougher approach.
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