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News - Ben Starr Auditioned For James Bond In First Light, But He’s “So F**king
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Actor Ben Starr, known for his roles in Final Fantasy XVI, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Hades 2, has revealed that he auditioned for the role of James Bond in 007: First Light. He didn't get the part, which ultimately went to Patrick Gibson, and Starr said he was "so f**king happy" to have not gotten the role.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"I never would have gotten it. I was terrible,” Starr told <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ben-starr-reveals-he-auditioned-for-james-bond-in-007-first-light-but-hes-so-happy-i-didnt-get-it/" id="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ben-starr-reveals-he-auditioned-for-james-bond-in-007-first-light-but-hes-so-happy-i-didnt-get-it/">VGC</a>. “I remember doing a self-tape for it. I did the GoldenEye scene, and I got recalled to meet the team.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I was a couple of years into doing Final Fantasy at that point, and it hadn’t been released, so I was just a young actor who liked video games," he added.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Although Starr got a callback for the part, he said he "kind of crumbled under the pressure" and did not "deliver what they wanted."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"I’m so f**king happy I didn’t get anywhere near it, because my god, Patrick Gibson is so f**king good. He’s unbelievable,” Starr said.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">First Light is <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/007-first-light-sequel-sounds-like-a-matter-of-when-not-if/" id="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/007-first-light-sequel-sounds-like-a-matter-of-when-not-if/">expected to get a sequel</a>, and we'd imagine that Gibson would come back for it. As for Starr, one of his upcoming projects is for the strategy game Stronghold 4.</p>
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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ben-st...nt-get-it/
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Actor Ben Starr, known for his roles in Final Fantasy XVI, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Hades 2, has revealed that he auditioned for the role of James Bond in 007: First Light. He didn't get the part, which ultimately went to Patrick Gibson, and Starr said he was "so f**king happy" to have not gotten the role.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"I never would have gotten it. I was terrible,” Starr told <a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ben-starr-reveals-he-auditioned-for-james-bond-in-007-first-light-but-hes-so-happy-i-didnt-get-it/" id="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ben-starr-reveals-he-auditioned-for-james-bond-in-007-first-light-but-hes-so-happy-i-didnt-get-it/">VGC</a>. “I remember doing a self-tape for it. I did the GoldenEye scene, and I got recalled to meet the team.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I was a couple of years into doing Final Fantasy at that point, and it hadn’t been released, so I was just a young actor who liked video games," he added.</p>
<figure data-wp-interactive="core/image" data-wp-context="{ "core": { "image": { "initialized": true } } }" class="wp-block-image size-large"><img data-ref-id="1790401" data-wp-on--click="actions.core.image.showLightbox" style="cursor: zoom-in" height="570" width="1024" src="https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/benstarr-1.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1790401" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ben Starr.</figcaption></figure>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Although Starr got a callback for the part, he said he "kind of crumbled under the pressure" and did not "deliver what they wanted."</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">"I’m so f**king happy I didn’t get anywhere near it, because my god, Patrick Gibson is so f**king good. He’s unbelievable,” Starr said.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">First Light is <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/007-first-light-sequel-sounds-like-a-matter-of-when-not-if/" id="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/007-first-light-sequel-sounds-like-a-matter-of-when-not-if/">expected to get a sequel</a>, and we'd imagine that Gibson would come back for it. As for Starr, one of his upcoming projects is for the strategy game Stronghold 4.</p>
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https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ben-st...nt-get-it/