Daniel Craig beats Clive Owen for the chance to be Bond.

IC Southport ^ | 4-6-2005 | none listed

[timtoews5292004]

Actor Daniel Craig is to be the next James Bond, it has been reported.

He has been offered a three-film deal by producer Barbara Broccoli, according to The Sun......

[timtoews5292004]

For all of us who expected it to be Clive Owen, I offer the following comment. Who the heck is Daniel Craig?

Also, I am going to be starting up a movie related ping list. movie news, reviews, rumors, etc. Anybody interested in it just freepmail me.

[sarasota]

I need to see a photo of this guy. After seeing Clive in Closer, there was no doubt that he'd be the guy.

[DOGEY]

Who's Clive Owen?

[timtoews5292004]

he was in the movie CLOSER with Natalie Portman, jude law, and Julia roberts. He would be the one of the four that you wouldn't recognize.

[timtoews5292004]

the article has a picture of him. Looks a little like steve mcqueen to me.

[Rembrandt_fan]

You wrote: "Who the heck is Daniel Craig?"

You don't know? He's the new George Lazenby. (LOL)

[Nachum]

Owen said he didn't want the part.

[KevinDavis]

Looks like an unknown. I guess what happen was the Clive did not want to play Bond. I'll give this guy a chance..

[wideawake]

If you haven't seen Croupier you should.

It's a great movie, Owen was in it and he plays the croupier so he's in a Bondesque tux a lot of the time.

That's probably the movie that got the Bond people thinking.

[hellinahandcart]

OMG, you put movie news in Breaking News...LOL...

[ContemptofCourt]

He was in Tomb Raider....looks a bit too rugged for a Bond....oh well.

[MisterRepublican]

Whoopity dooooooooooooo.

[KevinDavis]

He looks like Roger Moore and Sean Connery combined..

[sarasota]

I'll look for that film and thanks for the recommendation.

[mewzilla]

Who and/or what is a Daniel Craig?

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Who the heck is Daniel Craig

If you saw Tombraider with Angeling Jolie, Craig played Croft's rival tombraider, Alex West.

[cogitator]

[mewzilla]

Owen said he didn't want the part.

Bummer :(

[timtoews5292004]

as evidenced by other posters on this thread, daniel craig has been in a few movies before but remains relatively unknown.

[mewzilla]

Good gad.

[sarasota]

Thanks. I can see him in the role. As for Owen saying it would limit his career, I don't think it hurt Pierce Brosnan a bit.

[timtoews5292004]

well, based on the reaction the last bond-related thread got, I put it in there. I figured it'd be big news to quite a few people.

[Quilla]

Never heard of him.

[BullDog108]

[Cecily]

He looks like a cross between William Hurt and Gary Oldman.

[mewzilla]

Well, he looks more like a Russian ballerina than Bond.

[Clemenza]

The best thing about On Her Majesty's Secret Service was Kojack as Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Who loves ya, Mr. Bond!

[BullDog108]

Dang! Beat me by seconds......

[lilylangtree]

Who's he? Guess he'll be another George Lazenby.

[KevinDavis]

True..

[JZelle]

I didn't know Ving Rhames was in that! ;)

[MamaTexan]

For all of us who expected it to be Clive Owen, I offer the following comment. Who the heck is Daniel Craig?

Who the heck are either one of those guys?

Face it, Bond has been done to death.

Besides, the only REAL Bond was:

[newgeezer]

Why isn't this in Breaking N -- by jove, it IS in Breaking News!

(Yawn.)

[ozzymandus]

I loved the old Bond movies with Sean Connery, but then they came out when I was about 12. The last few Bond movies I've seen were, IMHO, still geared for a 12-yr old's mind.

[mewzilla]

Sigh. You ain't lyin' :)

[muleskinner]

He's the new George Lazenby. (LOL)

As a member of the George Lazenby Fan Club, I resent that remark.

Anyone who immediately followed Sean was going to be taking big heat rounds.

[newgeezer]

He has been offered a three-film deal by producer Barbara Broccoli

Happy to see those Veggie Tales people are finding work after the bankruptcy.

[Quilla]

Yep, close but no Portofino Macanudo. LOL!

[Lockbar]

Looks very "metro-sexual". Almost like an escapee from "queer eye".

[timtoews5292004]

join in on the discussion.

[Quilla]

IIRC, all Bond films were produced in some part by a Broccoli. Originally it was Albert R. Broccoli, she may be his daughter.

[timtoews5292004]

LOL. funniest comment of the thread so far.

[mewzilla]

Very Kressley-esque now that you mention it...

[logic]

He's got to do something with his hair..... James Bond has to be elegant and sophisticated as well as tough!!!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

He looks like he could play Little Jimmy Bond ala Woody Allen in Casino Royale.

[Lil'freeper]

Phooey. I'd rather it be Clive.

[Rembrandt_fan]

You wrote: "Anyone who immediately followed Sean was going to be taking big heat rounds."

True enough, but I couldn't resist.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Sean Connery is the only James Bond, The rest are jokes.

[mewzilla]

He'd've made a heckuva Bond.

[timtoews5292004]

You and me both, man.