John Travolta really wanted to play James Bond, but almost got a completely different role in the action series

In order to step into the role of double-zero agent James Bond, the nationality must be correct. If you are not from England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, it may be impossible to pose as the spy with a license to kill. ‘Pulp Fiction’ star John Travolta In the late 1990s, he still had a great desire to take on the iconic role, even though he didn’t actually get the chance.

In an interview with Jonathan Ross John Travolta revealed that his dream would be to embody James Bond – and also didn’t miss the opportunity to praise Daniel Craig: “I really like the films and would have loved to play James Bond. Nevertheless, Daniel Craig is great. He’s fantastic. He is the James Bond actor I like most since Sean Connery.”

John Travolta as Bond villain?

It would have been interesting to see what John Travolta would have done with the role of James Bond. But just because he can’t take on the role of the legendary agent doesn’t mean the doors to the entire franchise are closed to him. And in fact, Travolta has been in talks with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli about playing the villain in “Ghost“led.

“They take a very different approach with their villain in ‘Spectre’. I talked to Barbara Broccoli about it and she thinks it’s a great idea. “It would be great,” John Travolta told the BBC Rolling stones. As we know today, the role eventually went to Christoph Waltz. But that doesn’t mean John Travolta couldn’t still appear in the 007 series in some form in the future.