Fury Road blitzed its way into theaters over a decade ago, with Tom Hardy in the titular role and Charlize Theron as Furiousa, the new addition to the universe and the star of the recent prequel film – played by Anya Taylor Joy.

After being asked by host Josh Horowitz if there was “ever a real Bond conversation” involving Fassbender, the X-Men actor responded, “I met with Barbara Broccoli just, you know, through passing and I actually went in for an audition phase before Daniel [Craig] was cast, but I don’t think I was ever in the mix.”