Michael Fassbender championed Daniel Craig in a big way to be cast in the James Bond role he ultimately played for five films.

Instead of focusing on his audition for James Bond, Michael Fassbender ended up being his competition's hype man. The Oscar-nominated actor was a guest on a recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast,

Michael Fassbender appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and revealed that he suggested Daniel Craig for James Bond during his own 007 audition for “Casino Royale.” “I met with Barbara Broccoli just you know through passing and I actually went in to an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast,