James Bond: James Brolin was set to REPLACE Roger Moore in Octopussy – WATCH his audition

There have been a number of big stars who auditioned to play James Bond over the years but did not quite bag the part. But did you know that Josh Brolin’s father James Brolin was actually offered the role in Octopussy? Roger Moore had starred in five James Bond movies from 1973’s Live and Let Die to 1981’s For Your Eyes Only.

After five films, Moore was considering leaving the role, so Brolin auditioned for 1983’s Octopussy.

In the two screen tests, spotted by Screen Rant, we see the American hunk in a fight in one video.

While the other saw him seducing a woman while wearing a towel.

The latter is similar to a scene often used for a Bond audition, even in the case of Daniel Craig.

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And it turns out EON productions did not want to introduce a new Bond opposite Connery.

So, in the end, they managed to persuade Moore to reprise the role for the sixth time.

In fact, he even returned for a seventh in 1985’s A View To A Kill when he was 57-years-old.

While Moore has starred in more movies than Craig, the latter is now the longest-serving Bond having held the role for 14 years.