Unless you live in a cave on an island, you’ve probably heard that Daniel Craig is the new James Bond. Or, as some people dub him – he’s James Blonde. Being the first blonde James Bond to grace the screen will look good on his CV. (The most recent addition to his CV, Layer Cake, is a disappointing crime story directed by Guy Richie’s producer.)
James Bond’s producer, Michael G Wilson, confessed they’ve considered more than 200 actors. The process took 18+ months and there were scores of fine (too fine!) actors who were rejected: Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, and Orlando Bloom.
I checked a few online polls and they all agreed on one thing: Daniel Craig has a lot to prove. The vast majority of respondents didn’t see him as a worthy successor to the five James Bonds:
- 1962-71 – Sean Connery
- 1969 – George Lazenby
- 1973-85 – Roger Moore
- 1987-89 – Timothy Dalton
- 1995-2002 – Pierce Brosnan
Shooting starts this January, so hopefully it won’t be long till we can see for ourselves how good a Bond will Daniel Craig make. The 21st installment of the series is an adaptation of Casino Royale, Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel.
The first test will be whether we gonna laugh when he says: “Bond, James Bond”. I hope the script takes care that the line is not right at the start.
I don’t know much about Daniel Craig, but agreed – he has a lot to prove compared to Sean, Roger, and Pierce (all very good Bonds).
However he doesn’t have to do much to be better than George or Timothy – because they were both terrible (hence their early dismissal).
I think they should really focus on the selection of the bond GIRL. Who cares about Bond?!?
I’ve read in an article that Angelina Jolie could be the next bond GIRL…
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Angelina. Daniel isn’t so bad I guess. After all, he stole Sienna from Jude Law!
Don’t know about Sienna and Judd Low but Matthew Vaughn and Guy Ritchie definitely should have stayed together – just see Layer cake and Revolver. Good reviews on these by the way.