She’s a strong character she’s got cracks.” “So it wasn’t until they gave me the script that I realized it was a meaty role.
I said, ‘Ugh, a Bond girl? What kind of prissy girl is that?’ They also kept the script secret,” Green tells The Hollywood Reporter. By the time producers returned to Green, production was looming and Angelina Jolie and Charlize Theron were also in the running. Oddly enough, Green nearly missed out on her breakout role after turning down an audition nine months prior to actually getting the part. Green’s star-making role of Vesper Lynd helped launch the Daniel Craig era of Bond films, and her performance still has many 007 enthusiasts ranking her as the preeminent “Bond girl.” But she first broke out in a grounded and hard-edged reboot, 2006’s Casino Royale. This is Green’s third collaboration with Burton, and the actor has become known for stepping into highly stylized worlds.
