What's it like going from Indie films to being in a blockbuster?Įva Green: I think the work is the same. I liked Sean Connery and it was very entertaining. Were you a fan of the Bond franchise beforehand?Įva Green: Fan? No. I didn't see this as just another Bond girl. She becomes a bit more vulnerable and just blossoms. Why?Įva Green: I loved the fact that it was very funny and sassy in the beginning.

You mentioned that it is kind of dangerous for an actress to be a Bond girl. I was approached very quickly, boom, boom, boom, it happened. Did you detach yourself from the process?Įva Green: I didn't know. Every week in the press it was Angelina Jolie or Charlize Theron. It was quite mad.ĭid you think they were wasting your time with the auditions?Įva Green: When I met Daniel and the producers the first time in Prague, they were really looking for somebody and they were very interested. I had to sign a pre-contract beforehand and got the part a week after then straight to the Bahamas. There is always like a pretext and I had to do a formal audition in costume on the set with Daniel. I was in New York and called me do it again, because your English is not that perfect. They were not completely happy of course. Then I went to Prague and did the screen test. I don't know what happened, but they didn't find Vesper and they sent me the script.

I didn't want to because the Bond girl role is kind of dangerous for an actress. He was very lovely, very patient, and really connecting with me when we did the screen test.Įva Green: They asked me to come and audition a year and a half ago in London. He was very, very blonde, like a Steve McQueen. I flew to Prague and did a bit of an audition. And now, he's so amazing in the movie.ĭid you sense a chemistry with Craig during the auditions?Įva Green: No, I was cast last minute. Even on me in France - nasty things! Like I was going to get fired, I was so bad. He was quite nervous and paranoid, especially in the Bahamas on the beach, lots of paparazzi. That's when I realized, 'Oh my, it's quite nasty'. Were you aware of the criticism that Daniel was receiving?Įva Green: It's funny, because in the make-up trailer there are always lots of trashy magazines and it's always quite pleasant to go through them in the morning. When you see him onscreen he's always very intense and still, very much like a man. Were you familiar with Daniel Craig before being cast in this film?Įva Green: The first time I'd seen him was in Sylvia.

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