Regardless, the creators of Casino Royale politely declined the offer of a song, a role, or both, and the James Bond franchise still hasn’t featured an appearance from the pop music legend.
The Daniel Craig James Bond era's darker tone would have likely led producers to turn down the offer either way, but Spears singing the title song of a 007 movie would have been much less distracting than the musician appearing in the Bond movie itself. However you choose to reign during your stay, weve got. There is no way of knowing whether Spears wanted to meet with the James Bond franchise’s producers to contribute an acting role to one of the movies in the series or to sing a Bond theme song. Book a roomOffersHotelEntertainmentDiningPoolsCasinoSpa & salonNightlifeMGM Rewards. Of course, there might be another reason that Spears never played a Bond girl. As such, the presence of a star like Spears would have taken viewers out of these more grounded James Bond outings and reminded fans of earlier, sillier 007 adventures, thus undoing this tonal shift. The Craig era saw the James Bond franchise start taking itself much more seriously, investing in the character’s backstory and giving him a less comedic screen persona. Spears lost out on a role in Casino Royale for much the same reason that later Daniel Craig movies ended up recasting everyone from Q to Miss Moneypenny, to Bond’s boss M.
