Steven Spielberg Reveals He Was Repeatedly Rejected From Iconic Film Franchise

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Hollywood icon Steven Spielberg has revealed that he was twice turned down for a James Bond film despite being desperate to make one.

While taking part in a listener Q&A on the Rest Is Entertainment podcast to promote his new film, Disclosure Day, Spielberg was asked whether he had ever been approached to make a Bond film and whether he regrets never doing one.

Spielberg then revealed that he had actually approached Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the legendary Bond producer, to see if he could work on a 007 movie in the wake of his 1975 film Jaws becoming a box office smash.

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