Why didn’t Martin Campbell Direct more “James Bond” movies?

That film [The Mask of Zorro] is lensing in January in Mexico under the direction of Martin Campbell, the "Goldeneye" helmer whose deft execution of the patented Bond formula of action plus humor plus girls was critically well-received. The fact that he has not returned for a second go, however, has had some industryites questioning why Bond’s producers failed to nail him down.

It appears the decision was Campbell's. "Martin just didn't want to do two Bond films in a row," says his agent, Martha Luttrell, at International Creative Management.

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"I don't know. I might be, so never say never. I didn't after 'GoldenEye.' I don't know if it was sort of arrogance or whatever I don't know. I just sort of said no to it. I was pretty much offered every one after that," he said. "But I just felt that I was repeated [things]. Another control room to blow up; another nutcase taking over the world. And also there is something refreshing about starting a new Bond, and particularly with Pierce [Brosnan]. It was sort of a Cold War sort of situation then, and we had Judi Dench for the first time. So there was a kind of excitement to doing it."

"'Casino Royale' was the same thing. Much the same reasons, actually," Campbell added.

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