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"Javier Bardem has apparently revealed that he was once tapped to play James Bond.  The 43-year-old actor currently stars as the latest Bond villain in Skyfall, opposite current 007 Daniel Craig.    In a recent interview with CinemaBlend, Bardem is quoted as saying that producers of the espionage franchise approached him to become the first Spanish Bond.  &amp;quot;Years ago, I was [offered the role],&amp;quot; he recalled. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t remember what movie it was for. I didn&amp;#039;t feel that it was the time for me to do something like that. &amp;quot;And also, I was doing something else, so I passed. This time, when I read it, I felt that it was very powerful material, and I wanted to join.&amp;quot; Photo gallery - &amp;#039;Skyfall&amp;#039;:  In the film, which is currently breaking international box office records, Bardem plays a formidable cyber-terrorist. The No Country for Old Men actor insisted he does not regret his decision to pass on the role, adding: &amp;quot;I have passed on many things that I could easily regret, but I don&amp;#039;t regret any of them, because that also gives room for something else to come that I&amp;#039;m proud of.&amp;quot; Skyfall is out now in the UK and opens in US cinemas on November 9.  Watch a trailer for Skyfall below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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