February 6, 2025 - He's basically reading the Goldeneye scene with Bond and Xenia in the casino early on (Scenes from other Bond films are often used to audition new Bond actors-the FWRL "My friends call me James Bond" scene was frequently used). Craig BTW was tested with a scene from Casino Royales actual script, the train scene with Vesper (Possibly because production had moved a bit further towards actually making the film an adaptation of the novel). While Cavill does an OK job here it's not really all that different from Brosnan's performance I think they also wanted an older actor after the early stages of the film.

October 2, 2024 - It should be very clear from this screen test why he didn’t get the job. To be fair, I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for an actor to nail an audition using an existing scene from another movie. How can you be Bond but not do a Brosnan impression? ... I really want Henry Cavill to play as James Bond.

June 23, 2023 - During an interview with The Express, the filmmaker revealed new details about Cavill’s 007 screen test. “He looked great in the audition,” he said. “His acting was tremendous.

February 7, 2025 - A rare video of Henry Cavill’s screen test for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale (2006) has surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), reigniting discussions about the actor’s suitability for the iconic role.

February 6, 2025 - And look, if Daniel didn’t exist Henry would have made an excellent Bond. He looked terrific, he was in great physical shape… very handsome, very chiseled. He just looked a little young at that time back then." Cavill's audition isn't the only one released by the YouTube channel Ron South, with the Bond screen tests of Avatar's Sam Worthington, Pride and Prejudice star Rupert Friend, and The Boys actor Antony Starr all available to watch too.

February 10, 2025 - Henry Cavill's 2005 screen test for 'Casino Royale' proves he is the right actor to play James Bond.

February 9, 2025 - Henry Cavill is Bond, James Bond in the screen test that has leaked online from 2005.

February 26, 2020 - A subreddit to discuss anything and everything related to Ian Fleming's James Bond 007. ... Antony Starr, Sam Worthington, Henry Cavill, & Rupert Friend screen test for the role of 007 in Casino Royale

British actor Henry Cavill, who ... won by Daniel Craig. To screen-test, he had to walk out of a bathroom wrapped in a towel and reenact a scene from [From Russia With Love], reports Men's Health....

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February 8, 2025 - It's a more understated performance than other Bonds. That's what they're going for with that incarnation. A Roger Moore style performance, as fun as he can be in his films, wouldn't fit with the tone.

February 25, 2025 - A 22 year old Henry Cavill screen testing as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 for Casino Royale in 2005.

August 14, 2021 - Next time you come to a screen test, really focus hard on making sure you lean up if it's for something like Bond.' And I wasn't by any means chubby, but I was probably overweight for taking my shirt off on camera. Looks like the director told Henry Cavill that he didn’t have the right body to play Bond.

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June 20, 2023 - After directing Pierce Brosnan’s first James Bond movie GoldenEye so successfully, Martin Campbell was invited to return to the franchise for the next reboot, Casino Royale. This was the last time EON Productions held their secret auditions for a new 007, some 18 years ago, where he and producers screen tested around eight potential new Bonds including Daniel Craig and Henry Cavill...