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Daniel Craig on James Bond 22

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Source:  Daily Express
Daniel Craig spoke to the U.K.'s Daily Express about what may be in store for the next James Bond flick. The latest film in the franchise, Casino Royale, portrayed a toughened up James Bond character and Craig has revealed that the next Bond will mark a return to the comedy that Roger Moore brought to the franchise in the Seventies.

Craig, 39, says of the upcoming film: "They [the producers] just want more gags. The next one's going to be a lot funnier. Octopussy and Pussy Galore style gags. They're all great names - but that's the thing, the Bond jokes will be flipped on their heads." The actor is keen to make Bond his own creation and that will apparently mean showing a softer, less macho side to the character.

"Bond is supposedly the most male moment [in film] but to me he's never been macho. That Bond is something that Sean Connery created in Dr No," he says.

"I don't know Sean but I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley - he was a big strong guy and he had a big male presence about him.

"Everybody was in an uproar when he was going to be James Bond. He got flak because he was basically an Edinburgh bricklayer. And everyone who read the books thought how can he possibly do it? But he created a style that was unique and kind of sexy."

Not that Daniel wants to imitate Connery or any other preceding Bond, adding: "There's no point in trying to compete with every Bond that came before. You manage to make it your own."


9 Comments & Responses


December 5th, 2007 3:54pm
sweet! Casino Royale was awesome and i'm sure this one will be as well
 
December 1st, 2007 10:52am
i love james bond and i say the more the marrier but they should stop switching the james bond actors i think i will like this one but why is it called Bond 22
 
August 1st, 2007 3:38pm
casino royale was the first bond movie i actually liked so maybe i'll like the next one too.....
 
July 22nd, 2007 3:37pm
Im glad to see james bonds humour again, it shows somewhat that he has a sense of humour , i like that in a film. I think thats what made the other 20 Bonds real successful. I was very disapionted with Casino Royale I pretty much hated it.
 
July 16th, 2007 11:54am
I dont understand, who the hell hires writers these days, a gag Bond flm WTF. Casino rocked, good action, hot lil chick, villian was a lil drab, but he's a banker I will let in slide, I didnt even care about the lack of Bond gagets, the film is good, stay with what works!
 
July 15th, 2007 9:59am
Craig's Bond was a success! Too much "gags" may change the character that Craig created. But in Layer Cake, Craig's character was cool, intelligent and sometimes comical. Whatever the producers want, I believe Craig will pull it off! Again!
 
July 14th, 2007 8:33am
More GAGs!. As soon as they fix the series, and start to make it respectable again, they want more gags. It doesn't need more gags. Thats a crappy excuse for a lame script I bet.
 
July 14th, 2007 1:30am
Interested + Like His Role In The 21th Bond Movie This Is Why The next Movie Should Bee Cooler than The First. Plz Talk About The Movie much More. & Daniel ROCKS In His Role In THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
 
July 13th, 2007 4:39pm
Interesting
 
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