 In May 2005 , English actor Daniel Craig stated MGM and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli had assured him he would get the role of Bond , and Matthew Vaughn told reporters MGM offered him the opportunity to direct the new film , but Eon Productions at that point had not approached either of them . A year beforehand , Craig rejected the idea of starring , as he felt the series had descended into formula : only when he read the script did he become interested . Craig read all of Fleming 's novels to prepare for the part , and cited Mossad and British Secret Service agents who served as advisors on the set of Munich as inspiring because , " Bond has just come out of the service and he 's a killer . [ ... ] You can see it in their eyes , you know immediately : oh , hello , he 's a killer . There 's a look . These guys walk into a room and very subtly they check the perimeters for an exit . That 's the sort of thing I wanted . " 
