And I was like, okay, and then MGM told me I had it. And ironically, we talked about who I’d cast, and I said ‘what about Daniel?’ And they’re like, we’re not sure about Daniel. So I go for this meeting, and I’m pretending that I don’t know, and all I’m thinking is ‘come on can we cut to the chase?’ I’m ready to go. And they said, you’re going to go meet EON and they’re going to tell you. And then, welcome to Hollywood, I got a phone call from MGM saying ‘you’ve got the gig, don’t tell anyone.’ And like okay, I get it. We all got on, actually, I thought, really well.
I read the book again and went and met with them. “It was a really weird time when I got a phone call saying, 'would you be interested in meeting about doing Casino Royale?' And I was like ‘oh my god, yes, I would.’ So I had this. Ultimately, after a lunch with EON, Vaughn “ wasn’t offered it.” Check out the full story from Vaughn below: Thrilled, Vaughn then met with British production company EON. Speaking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Vaughn explains that after a conversation with studio MGM, he was offered the directing gig for Casino Royale. Another director, Vaughn, details his experience of accidentally being offered the chance to direct Casino Royale.
