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Spielberg reveals Bond directing offer rejected by Broccoli

6/11/2026

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Steven Spielberg told Rest Is Entertainment podcast on June 10, 2026 that he failed to secure a James Bond directing slot after approaching producer Cubby Broccoli.
Although Broccoli refused Spielberg’s offer to exchange five-note Moonraker melody for a Bond directing role, Spielberg sent the notes anyway.
Spielberg said any future Bond offer would get “You can’t afford me,” and noted that the rejection led him to accept George Lucas’s 1977 Hawaii pitch, spawning Indiana Jones.

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Steven Spielberg told Rest Is Entertainment podcast on June 10, 2026 that he failed to secure a James Bond directing slot after approaching producer Cubby Broccoli.
Although Broccoli refused Spielberg’s offer to exchange five-note Moonraker melody for a Bond directing role, Spielberg sent the notes anyway.
Spielberg said any future Bond offer would get “You can’t afford me,” and noted that the rejection led him to accept George Lucas’s 1977 Hawaii pitch, spawning Indiana Jones.