Michael Fassbender championed Daniel Craig in a big way to be cast in the James Bond role he ultimately played for five films.

Michael Fassbender appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and revealed that he suggested Daniel Craig for James Bond during his own 007 audition for “Casino Royale.” “I met with Barbara Broccoli just you know through passing and I actually went in to an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast,

Now that the franchise is entering a new era, there’s no better time to look at its most recent era. Specifically, Daniel Craig’s. Not all of his films were great, but if there were never to be another actor playing Bond, it’s undoubted the character would have gone out with a very successful bang.