... is apparently going to be Daniel Craig, the guy I was hoping for. Go watch Layer Cake and you'll see this guy will make a great, if somewhat darker and grittier, Bond.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/a ... 0Mail&ct=5

Interesting choice. I thought they may have went for a younger and more 'popular' actor. However having a not so well known figure (not by me anyway) can often make the part more successful. Looking forward to new Bond movies, which I generally love.

Here is a poll from the same site as above at the time of this post.. Looks like the public are not too keen at this stage.

Will Daniel Craig make a good James Bond?



Yes
27%

No
73%

"The public" couldn't find it's own arse with both hands, a flashlight and a device crafted by Q called an "arse-finder 3000".

Tis' true. I doubt that 3/4 of those people even saw Layer Cake.

he lacks sexy

From the article:

Interesting choice. Hard to speculate on how good he'll be, as I've seen nothing he's done, though L4yer Cake is on my to do list.

I think he's a good choice. Of course, every Bond movie for the past 20 years has sucked horribly, so I don't know how much of a difference this will make.

It's been mentioned that they intend to make a more realistic Bond movie. More Spy Thriller than Over The Top Action Flic. A younger Bond and no more gadgets. Although I will dearly miss John Cleese as Q, I'd love to see a different approach to the Bond franchise than the last few films.

aren't the bourne movies kind of what they're shooting for now? this guy might be a good choice, though i know nothing about him. i guess there is an image of what bond should look like, but i think someone like jason statham (snatch, the transporter) would make a cool ass bond.

for what it's worth, he was a great bad guy in Road to Perdition

He was great in Road to Perdition and that, indeed, is worth a lot. I read quite a few Bond novels when I was a teenager and the Bond I remember from the books is a more chilly, efficient and way more nasty spy than the kind he is portrayed as in (especially) the later movies.

Anybody else see the similarity?

whygodeep

i always imagine bond being dark haired

You 18 year old girls and your silly fantasies...

Me too. But hey, Hollywood made Daisy Duke a blonde so I'm not surprised.

dark hair gives a more misterious,charming,cool joe look that fits perfectly on Bond...Connery and Brosnan were the best Bonds,both dark haired

I have only seen him in Road to Perdition, and Enduring Love, and he was awesome in both. Definetly not my first choice, but he is a great actor. But shit, he is almost 40 already, and he looks like he could be 50. Not exactly the sex magnet you expect out of a Bond.