Tag: Daniel Craig
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‘It was buy eggs or put money on my travel card’: actor Lashana Lynch on Bond, Bob Marley and being broke
She shot to fame as the first female 007 and is now tackling reggae royalty as Marley’s wife, Rita. But the actor hasn’t always had it easy in an industry hostile to people without a safety netLashana Lynch is cocooned in a full-length padded coat and beanie, looking inconspicuous as a friend checks her into…
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‘Knives Out 3’ Will Reportedly Film This Year
It looks like Benoit Blanc is back on the case! According to a report from Deadline, and confirmed by Collider, it looks like director Rian Johnson will begin filming on the currently-untitled Knives Out 3 later this year, with actor Daniel Craig tapped to reprise his role as the drawling detective Benoit Blanc, first introduced…
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All 5 of Daniel Craig’s James Bond Movies, Ranked
The James Bond films have been a major cinematic event ever since Sean Connery first appeared as 007 in the franchise’s cinematic origin Dr. No way back in 1962. Across the 60+ years since then, there have been 27 Bond films starring six different actors as the titular spy, spanning from Connery’s distinguished and dapper…
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Mads Mikkelsen Talks Losing the Script for ‘Casino Royale’ on a Plane and Working With ‘Partner in Crime’ Daniel Craig: ‘I Tickled His B—s With a Rope’
Don’t trust Mads Mikkelsen with your script.“‘Casino Royale’ was the first screenplay with my name on every single page. Which also means that if you lose it, it’s on you. I got on a plane, started to read it and I fell asleep. Then I got out and just left it there,” he told the…
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The James Bond Legal Battle That Delayed GoldenEye For Nearly Half A Decade
In many ways, Timothy Dalton’s James Bond was before his time. Following the more tongue-in-cheek approach taken by Roger Moore, Dalton debuted as Bond in 1987’s “The Living Daylights” as a more hard-edged 007 that wasn’t a far cry from what Daniel Craig would bring to the role some 16 years later. Dalton would continue…
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007 Casting Directors Feared Daniel Craig Wasn’t Traditionally ‘Handsome’ Enough to Play James Bond
Daniel Craig’s debated attractiveness put a target on his back as the new James Bond while casting “Casino Royale,” according to “GoldenEye” helmer Martin Campbell.The director, who remained part of the 007 casting team, told Express UK that Craig didn’t follow in the “traditional” look of Bond as embodied by past franchise stars Sean Connery…
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When The James Bond Franchise Will End, According To Barbara Broccoli
In the shocking climax to 2021’s “No Time to Die,” James Bond finally shuffled off this mortal coil. I say “shuffled” as if it were a humble and dignified affair, but what I really mean is, went out in a blaze of… well, glory isn’t the right word. Perhaps “entirely unnecessary and gratuitous grandiosity” would…
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‘The Monk and the Gun’ Review: Bhutanese Villagers Welcome Democracy (and Daniel Craig) with Caution
It’s often said that the most important election for a young democracy is the second one. A nation seeking a new form of government can easily get swept up in the excitement of choosing its own leader, but the real test of its commitment comes when the first winner has to cede their power. Similarly,…