Washington, June 29 -- As the search for the next James Bond gathers momentum, 'GoldenEye' star Famke Janssen has looked back on her own journey into the iconic franchise, recalling a nerve-wracking screen test with Pierce Brosnan and revealing that she unknowingly broke a rib while filming one of the movie's most memorable action sequences.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, she recently appeared at a masterclass at the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta, where she reflected on landing the role of Xenia Onatopp in the 1995 Bond film opposite Brosnan, who was making his debut as 007.

"I became one of three, maybe four, finalists, and I was flown to London for a screen test with Pierce Brosnan. I remember being so nervous because I'd never d...