In a new interview with Empire magazine, the latter offered some brief (but insightful) comments about his departure from the film.
?What John [Hodge] and I were doing, I thought, was really good,? he said of his work on Bond 25 with the Scottish screenwriter. ?It wasn?t finished, but it could have been really good?:
?We were working very, very well, but they didn?t want to go down that route with us,? he explained on his departure.