The Night Manager

In 2016, lead actor Tom Hiddleston, was extensively rumored to become the next James Bond in the official film franchise after Daniel Craig. Moreover, the director of 'The Night Manager' (2016), Susanne Bier, was also touted as a possibility to direct Bond 25.

At one stage much earlier, this production was going to be a major cinema movie with a theatrical release with Dustin Hoffman starring and the late Sydney Pollack directing. The pair previously collaborated on Tootsie (1982).

The Angela Burr (Olivia Colman) character's pregnancy was written into the script, when she disclosed the fact that she was pregnant in real life at her first meeting with the director. This was only weeks before shooting was due to begin.