Overview

• Producers approached Brolin to replace Moore in 1983’s Octopussy after the actor initially said he would never do another 007 film.
• Cubby Broccoli officially hired him and he began working with stunt crews and settling into a London apartment.
• He received a call telling him to return to Los Angeles after Moore decided to extend his record-setting seven-film tenure.
• This revelation comes as Brolin marks his 85th birthday and offers a rare insight into the high-stakes casting process of the Bond franchise.
• Brolin says his decision-making then reflected a preference for character acting over leading-man roles and that he now focuses on directing.