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Tomer Sisley says he regrets turning down a role in Skyfall
French actor Tomer Sisley was offered the role of Patrice in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig.
Patrice fights Bond in the film’s opening but has no spoken lines.
Sisley turned down the role because he felt it called for stunt work rather than acting.
He said he wanted a character with lines and something to play.
Ola Rapace took the role instead.
Sisley later called his decision a mistake and said Skyfall was his favourite James Bond film.
The film went on to earn about $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the series’ biggest box-office success, according to the figures cited in the source.
Tomer Sisley says he regrets turning down the role of Patrice in Skyfall.
He declined because the character had no dialogue and offered little for him to do as an actor.
Ola Rapace played Patrice, who fights James Bond in the film’s opening sequence.
Sisley later called his decision a mistake and said Skyfall was his favourite James Bond film.
- Who
- Tomer Sisley turned down the role; Ola Rapace ultimately played Patrice.
- What
- Sisley says he regrets declining a role in Skyfall.
- When
- He discussed the decision on Quelle époque! on 15 June 2024. Skyfall was released in 2012.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The character had no lines, and Sisley wanted a role with something to perform as an actor.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
My job is to be an actor, not a stunt performer.
Give me something to play and I’ll come with pleasure.
I think it was a mistake because, for me, it was the best James Bond. It was Skyfall.
Skyfall was released, directed by Sam Mendes.
Sisley recounted on Quelle époque! that he had turned down the role of Patrice.
- Role offered
- Patrice, an adversary of James Bond
- Role played by
- Ola Rapace
- Film release
- 2012
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Sisley’s account
- Quelle époque!, 15 June 2024
Sources
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