I, too, loved Connery as Bond and treasure the movies he made in the role. But... Do people realize that at first there were some fans of the book who didn't like Connery? They thought he was too "rough" to play the gentleman spy. In fact, Connery used this to his advantage in his audition. While others were showing their refined side, Connery showed up looking as tough as possible. They decided it would be easier to tame a wild man than take a dandy and make him seem dangerous. I submit that this is part of the reason why Connery was so successful in the role. It's also what some people are complaining about regarding Craig. Not only is Craig good at playing tough guys, he's an excellent actor as well (probably the best to play Bond so far). I am looking forward to this film.
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I was disgusted to read the tripe on the craignotbond.com website so i wrote them a nice little email to explain why Daniel Craig would be a good choice. Copied below. Dear CraigNotBond.com I for one totally disagree with your site, if you look at what an accomplished actor Daniel Craig is id think you'd agree that he will definately make his best effort in what will be a very different Bond film from all the others. I am of the opinion it is a good thing that he isnt a model, playing parts such as criminals and psychopaths will give him the extra edge he needs to play a good Bond. Making him as nasty as rivals 'a la Robert Carlyle' will make the character exciting. Ok, so he is blond, big deal, this really should not matter so much. Why is this such an issue when can Bond start off as a hard Scotsman, with Connery, then be played by an Australian before becoming a slightly effeminate and smarmy Englishman before eventually being played by a ruthless Dalton and then an Irishman? What is important is how Craig plays the part and you wont know this until the film is released. The last Brosnan film was absolutely rubbish, there were little redeeming features at all and a big jump start is required to stop Bond becoming tired. This is where Craig can make a difference, i believe he will bring something new to the part. Whether this is showing Bond as human and who has flaws, especially with his relative inexperience when first issued a OO license, or if he gives a much grittier performance then this will be very refreshing and rejuvenate the Bond brand. After the debacle that was Lazenby, Bond producers will always be extra careful to whom they offer the part, have faith, they know what they are doing. A change in focus to the early Bond years requires a change in character not clone. An actor who will merely attempt to replicate old Bonds in some form or another would look awful. Brosnan may have a couple more films left in him as Bond but that doesnt mean he should. Moore's last couple of efforts were relatively poor and Brosnan has seen with his own last experience that the wheels are coming off. Whilst Clive Owen may have been an equally good option and fit a more traditional mould i believe Daniel Craig is definately the way forward, i am confident he will win around the sceptics and I for one will look forward to the release of a bond film for the first time since The World Is Not Enough back in 1999. Cheers Tim Fish
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Daniel Craig is James Bond. This site is a well made example of how fansites should be. Well Done. Nothing like the rubbishly produced Craignotbond site. I should know as I work in the Internet industry. Pierce Brosnan's films have only one shining jewel...his first...Goldeneye, otherwise they have died in a sea of excessive smoothness, forced charm, and awful CGI. Long live the stuntman, the hard working visual effects teams and the new James Bond. Brosnan is old enough to be my dad (I am 29) so, its the right time to have replaced him. Daniel Craig's negative critics have not thought outside the box on this one, and need to grow up. Boycotting CR isn't going to help their cause, as it appears that hes signed for its sequel. Haha!
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I saw Layer Cake and I didn't follow all of the movie the first time, but because of DC I watched it again. I still don't get all of it, but because of DC I will watch it again and again even if I never get it. And then I am going to watch a many number of his other movies, again and again, and I have never voluntarily watched any 007 movies except Sean Connery's and I am so excited about THIS 007 movie that I am wishing my life away waitng for November to get here SOON. I want to tell all of you DC dissers you are so ignorant about the whole 007 thing that I really hope none of you show up to see DC because you could ruin it for all of us who just want to see a good James Bond regardless if his hair is blonde (or blue). And if you do come to see DC I hope you choke on your popcorn and puke on yourselves. Go, DC,Go.
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Check it out: The gutless mollysnoggers at craignotcom have new heights of lowness. According to these cretins: 1. The producers of CR are disenchanted with the film and plan to plan to scrap Craig for the sequel. (The producers, in fact, are delighted and have booked DC through 2012.) 2. Craig's past acting credentials have been inflated. (He has nearly fifty screen credits so far and is highly regarded by critics and peers. When Connery took on the role, he'd been a former milkman and had made one Disney film!) 3. Public reception to film footage seen so far has been overwelmingly negative. (Puh-leeze! In the theater where I saw the trailer, the crowd whistled and cheered.) As Klaus points out, small wonder these creeps don't have a message board.
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I have been to this "famous" anti-Craig for Bond site, and I was struck by the narrow-mindedness of their whole policy of boycotting the movie. What's that ? They want to boycott a movie because Bond is not dark-haired ?? I mean come on, as you put it "it has to be more than about hair colour". All my sympathy goes to Daniel Craig. I am confident he will pull off a great Bond, and I sure hope the producers won't fire him only because of the bashers. The pro-Craig community exists ! Bond has been portrayed by more than 6 actors, his face doesn't matter, only the character matters. And he has to evolve with his time. Craig is the perfect 21st century Bond: killer look, tough guy. When the announcement was made I was surprised at first, thinking that it was indeed a change. But when I saw the pic of him at the casino table on the official site I was blown away : This guy is our nowadays Bond. We have to give him a chance. You will praise him or bash him after you've actually SEEN the movie. He has my entire support.
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Craig is more a Bond villian than bond, watch him in road to perdition so far so good that is his performance to date.I have no beef with Craig but with the fucked up producers and the birth of stupidity ideas in their head is killing the franchise pls don't the most beloved character of cinema you wankers.Read Ian Fleming's description of Bond and u will see Craig is none existent.One thing though i pray it won't be a flop. Cheers
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Daiel craig is an awesome an awesome actor and will probably be one of the best Bonds ever. I find that the producers have grown quite tired of the cartonnish aura that Bond has taken on over the years, and is looking to make him more real , and no less fantastic. Daniel Craig I think can do that.
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Those craignotbond nutcases have to resort to lying now to prove their point. Their 'myths' page actually contradicts their argument (Daniel Craig actually does have a passing resemblance to Hoagy Carmichael), and they're trying to claim the producers have made Bond an ex-SAS man, rather than from the Navy. I especially like their 'refutation' of the fact Daniel Craig really does fit the description of Bond in the Fleming novels, which has to resort to the most contorted sophistry to get even unconvincing, when the honest refutation would be to quote the text; obviously they can't, as Feming's words describe DC, but they probably haven't read them anyway. They call themselves fans? How sad can these little brained losers be? I also notice they don't have any message board or way of posting comments, probably because they cannot take any criticism, or the fact that all their arguments are utterly bogus, and based on prejudice, incompetence, stupidity, and an inflated sense of their own importance.
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Personally the last several Bond movies have done nothing for me, aside from overload the senses. As great as Brosnan can be, he never really did it for me as Bond. My first choice was always Clive Owen, but after hearing the rumour of Craig I got excited. The guys a great actor, Layer Cake, Munich, The Road to Perdition need I say anymore. This will be the first Bond movie I've genuinely been excited about seeing, more so than a lot of other Hollywood blockbusters out this summer. The Bond movies have become stale, and need a serious makeover. With The Bourne movies leading the pack for well scripted,exciting,superbly directed spy films, Bond needs to be recharged. Craig is the perfect candidate in my book. Critics of Craig that harp on his looks, as opposed to his talent are seriously pathetic. Bond was never meant to be ultra pretty in the first place, but grittier. A modern day Steve Mcqueen look- a -like couldn't be a better choice. November can't come soon enough!
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Daniel Craig+ is spoken well of him The Exhibition of Cinema of Amsterdam exhibited 20 minutes of James' new movie Bond, Casino Royale that left good impression among the assistants. As the critic of Variety, Craig publishes it is impressive as Bond who is involved in "brutal" fight scenes that never show before a dark side seen in the Agent 007.
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Like most of all Bond enthusiasts I grew up with Sean Connery or later Roger Moore starring and being the 00 agent. After Connery the image and ideal of the film character declined until the appearance of Pierce Brosnan. He is the best film Bond, because he combines all the attitudes of the former actors in himself. He has the alpha-male sexappeal of Sean Connery, the British gentleman attitude of Roger Moore and a certain complexe and rough character like Timothy Dalton (did I forget someone? what was ist George Lazenby contibuted to Bond??? ;-) just kidding). Pierce Brosnan IS James Bond. But he is not Ian Fleming's Bond, he is Broccoli/Saltzman's and the moviegoer's Bond. Closest to the literary character was Sean Connery, but even he was to clean and sleek compared to Fleming's protagonists. When I first saw Daniel Craig I presumably had the same feelings and sorrows like almost everybody: how can this (sorry Craig) ugly guy success after sex idols of their time Connery, Moore and Brosnan??? He can because he is the true Bond. Even if the first movie flops. He is the real Bond not the superhero, brilliantly looking, best mannered, womanizer, etc. He is Fleming's Bond; a human, self-reflective, sometimes doubting himself or the world, distrustful to women but in the same time longing for fulfilled love. There are plenty more points one could add. And all this twilight character is imprinted in Craigs face, the whole character of Bond is imprinted there. If you truly call yourself a Bond fan you should not even think about boycotting the movie. If you still do you should start reading the novels, maybe you will realize that you did not understand Ian Fleming's James Bond then.
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When I was six I followed this series like a little child always does - laugh of the amusement, and love the explotions. I still do. But I find it so annoying that people are judging by height, hair colour, and so on - it's daft. I feel he'll be a refreshing change to a series, who has been by late - going down. There has been a low script, and then the over the top cgi-effects. This time around Bond is going to get dirty. Thank God.
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When I first seen Craig replaced Brosnan as Bond I was a little shaken too. Then I rented the movie Layer Cake and I liked it. Craig gave a fine performance in the film. He was really able to get into the character. I think he has alot to bring to the table portraying Bond. Connery, Moore, Brosnan, and Dalton support him as Bond. I'll stick with them and support Craig. These boycotters need to grow up and learn that one actor can't be Bond forever. I'm going to see Casino Royale. :-)
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I was optimistic after hearing that Daniel Craig was hiried to br thr new 007, however I must say after watching the trailer, I am really looking forword to casino royale , Craig looks like hes doing a fantastic job , It is really unfair to judge an actor before you see him in the part , so to all the craig haters out there, heres a piece of advice GIVE IT A REST
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I saw the trailer and I think Daniel Craig will do good as Bond.. I don't get the Bond haters, Craig has not proven himself yet and people judge him early.. So what if he's blonde, 2 or 3 inches shorter than the previous 007, in my book what matters is how he plays the role..
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I, too, was not impressed when I saw Daniel Craig being selected to play James Bond, but since, have hada chance to see him act, and see pictures of him. He looks more English, if less pretty, than all of the other Bonds combined, which is not to say they did not do a fantastic job. The producers could travel the world and find a Sean Connery or a Pierce Brosnan look-alike, but Daniel will be playing neither, he will be playing James Bond, and in a grandiose way, I believe.
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Yeasterday I went to the movies to watch Da Vinci-code and more importantly to see how the Cadino Royale teaser trailer would work on the big screen. Daniel Craig aroused excitement among the audience. Many whsipers were heard:"We have to go and see that one", "He looks great", etc. Daniel Craig is definitely Bond for the moviegoers in FINLAND. We will be waiting.
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Immer, wenn ich auf die CraigNOTbond-Webseite schaue, könnte ich ausrasten! Es ist einfach eine bodenlose Frechheit, wie Daniel Craig dort ins Lächerliche gezogen wird! In jedem Casino-Royale-Interview kommt Craig absolut charismatisch und bondig rüber! Schön, dass auch noch diese Seite hier ins Leben gerufen wurde. Ich bin seit über 20 Jahren Bond-Fan und Craig hat von mir vollste Unterstützung! Whenever I have a look at the CraigNOTbond-Webside I could go mad! It is simply unbelievable how they try to make Daniel Craig ridiculous. Craig appears absolutely charismatic und bond-like in every of his Casino-Royale-interviews. Thank god, there is also THIS webside. I have been a Bond-fan for 20 years now and I absolutely favour Craig as new James Bond.
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Craig is great! He was already great before the "Casino"! He's the perfect man for the job. He has that special touch that gives the charater an humanity never seen before. He makes bond look real, and at the same time keeps him seductive! Go for it, Craig! You're Bond, and from what I've seen, you're possibly the best ever.
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Have to admit I wasn't particularly impressed when Daniel Craig was announced as the new Bond but I soon changed my mind. The trailer was amazing and Daniel looks HOT in all the production shots! He is a perfect Bond and the movie is so gonna rock!
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Bonjour. Je ne peux pas attendre jusque novembre à 22. Le film semble étonnant. Daniel Craig est très bon dans le rôle. Je veux voir tous les ordres d'action avec Aston Martin db5 et nouvel Aston Martin. D'ailleurs, le sequnce du buldozer semble bon aussi. Je juste absolument ne peux pas attendre !
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Hey.Daniel Craig ist erstens ein ausgebildeter Schauspieler was er auch schon in diversen Rollen unter Beweis gestellt hat und zeitens passt er sehr gut in den Originalroman von Casino Royale rein. Ich bin den Roman gerade am lesen, habe ihn mir in der Handlung vorgestellt und er super darein gepasst. Gerade deswegen weil er nicht so geschniegelt und gestriegelt daher kommt wie sein Vorgänger, welchen ich als Bonddarsteller ebenfalls Klasse fand, nur hätte Brosnan nicht in Casino Royale reingepasst. Brosnan bleibt der Bond der 90er, doch Craig ist der neue Bond und das ist auch gut so. Kann mich sehr gut mit ihm identifizieren und freue mich riesig auf den Film. MfG Jan Hoffmann aus Deutschland
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After watching the first trailer of Casino Royale i have no doubt: Daniel is Bond! His mean are telling it unmistakably! Perfect!!
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Licence to Kill, which starred Dalton in June 1989, had failed to recoup its initial investment after seven years. Wow! This is almost like history repeating itself. Deja vu time, dude! Craig should not make his performance dry like Timmy's was or then all 007 fans will have a tough time to wait till the next Bond film is made. Hope Casino Royale has Over the Top Action and double entrendres galore otherwise Bond is doomed. And we will have to wait for the studios to get their act together after the flop and make a Bond film again after 6-7 years. Hope Babs and Wilson know what they are doing and don't make a Frank Miller's 007.
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