 Green was considered for roles in The Constant Gardener ( a role that went to Rachel Weisz ) and The Black Dahlia . She was cast at the last minute for the role of Vesper Lynd in the James Bond film Casino Royale ( 2006 ) . Green was approached in mid @-@ 2005 but turned it down . Principal photography was already underway , and director Martin Campbell said casting the role was difficult because " we didn 't have the final script and a Bond girl always had the connotation of tits ' n ' ass . " Campbell saw Green 's performance in the director 's cut of Kingdom of Heaven , and approached Green again . She read the script , and found the character of Vesper far deeper than most Bond girls . Green 's performance was well received : Entertainment Weekly called her the fourth @-@ best Bond girl of all time ; IGN named her the best femme fatale , stating , " This is the girl that broke – and therefore made – James Bond " ; and she won a BAFTA and an Empire award for her performance . Both awards were voted for by the British public . 
