Liam Neeson was going to play James Bond but his wife didn’t want to  

“If you play James Bond we won’t get married”

Liam Neeson has just revealed that he almost played James Bond at one point, but in the end love won out and he never got the part.

More specifically, the famous actor spoke to Rolling Stone and, among other things, said that several times he had come close to getting the role of the protagonist to be in the popular and long-running franchise. As he characteristically stated in his interview, his wife, Natasha Richardson , did not want it .

Barbara Broccoli had called me a few times to ask if I would like to play James Bond. I told her I would be interested in that. And then my wonderful wife, Natasha Richardson, God rest her soul, told me then that if I play James Bond, we won’t get married.

As history has shown, Neeson ultimately didn’t get the part, but his career has skyrocketed over the years, having starred in highly successful franchises such as Star Wars and Taken. At the same time, the actor has been seen in Schindler’s List, Batman Begins and countless other films.

The actor’s most recent film is Marlowe, which is currently playing in American cinemas.