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Henry Cavill's 'tremendous' James Bond audition footage unearthed after 20 years - as director reveals just how close he was to getting Daniel Craig's coveted role


The British actor, 41, is among the favourites to replace Daniel, 56, as 007 and he has certainly waited a long time for his turn. He delivered some of the character's most famous lines in the old clip.

The Superman actor, then 22, cut a laidback figure in a leather jacket and with his dark brown locks slicked back as he stared into the distance and said, 'Bond, James Bond', before ordering a 'vodka martini shaken not stirred'. It was that meeting that put the Superman actor on Matthew's radar, which ultimately led to the leading man working with the director for the first time on the fantasy adventure film Stardust (2007) that he directed and co-wrote with Jane Goldman. Henry's new fiancée Natalie Viscusso flashed her massive diamond engagement rings on the red carpet for the AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast in Australia on Friday

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