
French artist Romain Duris a nightmare role starring next to Daniel Craig in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale - since filmmaker Martin Campbell completed him take frequent English tests, reports ContactMusic.
The 33-year-old auditioned for the part of the villain in the smash hit movie, but became frustrated when he realized he would have to rapidly improve his bilingual skills.
He says, "I'd already done an audition and a test for my English and then they wanted yet another English test. Well, I had other things to do. I was working on Dans Paris and I didn't want to risk spoiling that. I said, 'Do I work like a madman to improve my English or do I say stop?'"