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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shahana Yasmin

Steven Spielberg says James Bond producer rejected him twice but ‘can’t afford’ him now

Steven Spielberg has revealed that longtime James Bond producer Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli twice rejected his attempts to direct a film in the spy franchise.

Appearing on an episode of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, the Disclosure Day director revealed that he had wanted to make a Bond film since seeing the first film in the franchise, released in 1962.

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