Great James Bond news

According to this report, Daniel Craig has been picked as the next James Bond. Nobody knows this actor, but I saw him at Sundance in a crime movie called "Layer Cake," and I walked out literally saying that guy should be the next Bond because the guys thought he was cool and the chicks wanted to do him.

British actor Daniel Craig picked as new James Bond

LONDON (AFP) - The producers of the hugely successful James Bond film franchise have chosen British actor Daniel Craig to take over the role of the suave super-spy, a report said.

The 37-year-old has been offered a three-film deal by Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and is expected to sign up formally in the next few weeks, The Sun newspaper reported Wednesday.

Craig, a tough-looking character actor who has mixed up appearances in many art-house titles with roles in blockbusters such as "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider", just beat fellow Briton Clive Owen for the role, the report said.

Craig would be the sixth Bond in the official series of films based on the novels by Ian Fleming, following Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and most recent incumbent Pierce Brosnan.

According to The Sun, Owen -- nominated for an Oscar this year for film "Closer" -- had told casting agents he did not want the job, although Broccoli was already favouring Craig.

While Craig remains relatively unknown outside Britain, he is well respected as an actor and also has the necessary reputation for being something of a Bond-esque ladies man, having recently dated supermodel Kate Moss.

Citing an unnamed "movie source", The Sun said that staff working at Eon Productions, which makes the Bond movies, had been told Craig would star in the next films.

"Daniel is the new 007. He is going through the deal with his lawyers. It's a big commitment for a minimum of 10 years, but he has indicated he will take the job," the source said.

Brosnan's last film as Bond was "Die Another Day" in 2002. Since then a string of possible replacements have been mooted, including Britons Jude Law and Ewan McGregor and Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Eric Bana.

Fleming's novels chronicling the adventures of the British spy codenamed 007 were first turned into a film in 1962, with "Dr No".

 

He looks more like a Bond bad guy to me. They should have used Adrian Paul.

 

i for one would love to see casino royale done as a period movie. espionage in the 50's relied wholely on human cunning, instincts and training.

 

I think that is the plan to have it be a period piece. I think it is set in the 60s.

 

if i recall the book it's the post ww2, mid 50's.

 

Well, they need to do something because the last few Bond movies have sucked ass.

 

I liked some of them. Goldeneye was pretty good. The last one was not bad either. The one with the Jackie Chan girl was pretty weak though.