The Night Manager director Susanne Bier recently responded to the rumours of Tom Hiddleston as the next Bond; explaining that comparisons were natural since, “they’re both spies.
Tom Hiddleston’s magnetic performance in The Night Manager may have put the actor front and centre of all those Bond rumours, but things nearly turned out very differently for him.
The project was shelved until a major star came along with interest in the role of Jonathan Pine; none other than Brad Pitt, who was set both to star in and produce the film.
It’s actually a solid script, but it just didn’t give you the depth of character.”