plick 1 Report post Posted December 12, 2006 I have to echo the gushing. I think the words 'animal magnetism', like someone said earlier totally sum it up. I haven't even seen Bond yet, but I am a huge fan of Layer Cake because of him, and seeing that, it's easy to envision him as Bond. Add to that that he's a fantastic actor--his role as Perry Smith in Infamous, Ted Hughes in Sylvia, and in Enduring Love have blown me away. Yep. I had forgotten about Enduring Love but that's another good one. Less even as a film (though written by one of my favorite writers) is The Mother, in which he gets it on with the much older mother of the woman he's sleeping with...he's simultaneously repugnant and sexy but it's just another brilliant performance by him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanlee 49 Report post Posted January 1, 2007 1 January 2007 DANIEL'S NOT A PUN MAN ANYMORE Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley LOOKS like Daniel Craig's impressive physique will remain intact now fame keeps him out of the pubs. The hunky 007 star moans he gets shouted at every time he steps out. "It's not anything bad and it will die down eventually," he says. "And if it stops me walking into too many bars, that's no bad thing." No Martinis, then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanlee 49 Report post Posted January 13, 2007 3a.m.girls 13 January 2007 JAMES BOND BAFTA NO 001 Daniel gets 007's 1st best actor nomination CASINO Royale star Daniel Craig has become the first James Bond to be nominated for a best actor Bafta. The movie has nine nominations including outstanding British film of the year. The Bond films have never been a hit at the awards. Only From Russia With Love has won a gong - for best cinematography. But Bafta's David Parfitt said yesterday: "Bond has been nominated in technical categories before but not for screenplay or actor. It's a fantastic achievement." He said of Daniel, 38: "I think the members looked at his body of work. We've been watching him for the past five or six years. This was a very different role for him and demonstrates his great range." He was an unpopular choice with fans as the new 007 but Casino Royale, co-starring Eva Green as Vesper Lynd, has been the biggest ever Bond hit. The Queen has the most nominations with 10, including best film. Its star Helen Mirren is hot favourite for best actress. The Corbould brothers - Chris, Neil and Paul, from Wimbledon, South West London - are nominated for special effects work on separate movies. They picked up their craft from their uncle Colin Chilbers who won an Oscar for Superman. A relative said: "Everyone is so proud. It's unique for three members of the same family to be nominated." THE NOMINEES ARE.. BEST FILM Babel The Departed The Last King Of Scotland Little Miss Sunshine The Queen BRIT FILM OF THE YEAR Casino Royale The Last King Of Scotland Notes On A Scandal The Queen United 93 BEST ACTOR Daniel Craig - Casino Royale Leo DiCaprio - The Departed Richard Griffiths - The History Boys Peter O'Toole - Venus Forest Whitaker - The Last King Of Scotland BEST ACTRESS Penelope Cruz - Volver Dame Judi Dench - Notes On A Scandal Helen Mirren - The Queen Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada Kate Winslet - Little Children SUPPORTING ACTOR Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine James McAvoy - The Last King Of Scotland Jack Nicholson - The Departed Leslie Phillips - Venus Michael Sheen - The Queen SUPPORTING ACTRESS Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada Abigail Breslin and Toni Colette - Little Miss Sunshine Frances De La Tour - The History Boys Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls peter.samson@mirror.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanlee 49 Report post Posted January 30, 2007 3a.m.girls FAKE 007 DVD FOR STAR DAN By Don Mackay BOND star Daniel Craig was yesterday offered a 75p pirated DVD of his movie Casino Royale. The actor had just flown into Beijing for the Chinese premiere when he was approached. He said: "Someone tried to sell me a copy last night. "I was wearing a hat and glasses so they didn't recognise me." Craig, who was with co-star Eva Green, added: "It saddens me. "Going to the cinema is a great experience. You're missing out by watching a bad copy of a DVD. "As far as I'm concerned cinema is a collective experience and you get 50 per cent more by going to the cinema." Casino Royale is the first out of 21 Bond films to be screened in China. Producers Eon expect it to take £6.7million at the box office, on top of the £179million it has already made worldwide. And unusually for a Western movie it is being shown uncut by censors in two versions, in English and dubbed into Chinese. Director Martin Campbell said: "I don't think they mind the violence." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanlee 49 Report post Posted February 5, 2007 Bond Star Daniel Craig Named Best Actor LONDON (AP) -- Daniel Craig was honored but Helen Mirren was denied Sunday at the 34th annual Evening Standard British Film Awards. Craig was named best actor for "Casino Royale," his debut outing as James Bond. Craig, who has won both critical praise and box office favor as the first blond Bond, is also up for the best-actor prize at next week's British Academy Film Awards. Mirren, who is an Academy Awards favorite for her turn as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen," lost the best actress prize to Judi Dench, awarded for her portrayal of a predatory schoolteacher in "Notes on a Scandal." The best-film prize went to "United 93," Paul Greengrass' harrowing dramatization of the final flight of one of the planes hijacked in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Peter Morgan won the screenplay award for two scripts - "The Queen" and "The Last King of Scotland." Sacha Baron Cohen, creator of the gauche Kazakh journalist Borat, won the Peter Sellers Award for comedy. Stephen Frears, director of "The Queen," received a special award for "for making British film reverberate around the world." The veteran director's socially conscious films include "My Beautiful Laundrette," "Dangerous Liaisons" and "Dirty Pretty Things." The Evening Standard awards are sponsored by London's afternoon newspaper and selected by a jury of film critics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plick 1 Report post Posted March 8, 2007 Dammit! From imdb.com today... Craig To Keep Covered Up In Next Bond Film New 007 Daniel Craig has told film bosses to cover him up in the next James Bond movie, after attracting attention for his physical prowess in the tight swimming trunks he wore for Casino Royale. Craig's famous scene in skimpy blue shorts won over female fans, but the actor is keen for the next Bond film to focus on his acting talent, rather than his appearance, according to a British newspaper. An source tells the Daily Express, "Daniel was a little uncomfortable at the amount of nudity he had to do. He appreciated that a lot of it was to win over the female fans but it's not something he wants to make a habit of, no matter how good he looks in his trunks." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babloo328 0 Report post Posted March 8, 2007 Dammit! From imdb.com today... Craig To Keep Covered Up In Next Bond Film New 007 Daniel Craig has told film bosses to cover him up in the next James Bond movie, after attracting attention for his physical prowess in the tight swimming trunks he wore for Casino Royale. Craig's famous scene in skimpy blue shorts won over female fans, but the actor is keen for the next Bond film to focus on his acting talent, rather than his appearance, according to a British newspaper. An source tells the Daily Express, "Daniel was a little uncomfortable at the amount of nudity he had to do. He appreciated that a lot of it was to win over the female fans but it's not something he wants to make a habit of, no matter how good he looks in his trunks." Oh God DAMMIT! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sanlee 49 Report post Posted March 15, 2007 Bond star Craig has eye on "Blindness" James Bond star Daniel Craig is in talks to join Julianne Moore in "Blindness," a drama based on Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel. The story chronicles an epidemic of blindness that sweeps through an unnamed contemporary city and pushes society to the brink of breakdown. Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles ("The Constant Gardener") is directing the Focus Features International movie, which does not yet have a U.S. distribution deal. Craig next appears in New Line Cinema's "The Golden Compass" and Warner Bros. Pictures' "The Invasion." Moore, whose upcoming credits include "Next" and "Savage Grace," recently wrapped a Broadway run in David Hare's "The Vertical Hour." Reuters/Hollywood Reporter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taco 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) I posted this in Celebs attack, how did it end up here?? Moving Edited March 16, 2007 by taco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted March 19, 2007 Bond Star Craig Eyes 'Blindness' Actor joins Julianne Moore in cast March 15, 2007 "Casino Royale" star Daniel Craig has set his sights on future without sight. The actor is in talks to star opposite Julianne Moore in "Blindness," an adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's novel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story revolves around an unnamed city where all but one of its residents have been struck with a mysterious blindness. Only the doctor's wife (Moore, presumably) can see, but affects blindness anyway in order to stay with her husband and others that have been ushered to live in an overcrowded asylum where society breaks down. There's no indication of which role Craig will take. "The Constant Gardener" helmer Fernando Meirelles will direct the project. Moore last starred in the Oscar-nominated "Children of Men." She'll next star in the upcoming sci fi thriller "Next" alongside Nicolas Cage and then in "Savage Grace," which centers on the real-life scandalous murder of a well-to-do British woman by her son. Before starting his next Bond film, Craig will appear in the adapation of the children's novel "The Golden Compass" and also in the Nicole Kidman sci fi thriller "The Invasion." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kappy22 1 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 Dammit! From imdb.com today... Craig To Keep Covered Up In Next Bond Film . . . . . . . Oh God DAMMIT! No problem ~ He looked just as good in the tux, in the khakis, under the sheets . . . . well, you get the picture! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted March 20, 2007 The daughter of Cubby Broccoli, the originator of the James Bond film series, says her father would have so loved Daniel Craig in the role of the secret agent, that the mere thought of it brings her to tears. “When Daniel did that scene where he shoots the gun, I burst into tears because that’s all I could think of, that ‘I just wish my father was here to see him in this role.’ Because I think he would have loved him,’” Barbara Broccoli told FilmStew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted April 2, 2007 Daniel Craig Is Britain's Best-Dressed Man James Bond star Daniel Craig has been crowned the best-dressed man in Britain by magazine GQ. The new 007 has topped the publication's annual style list, beating Conservative politician David Cameron and Hollywood star Clive Owen. Craig becomes the first James Bond since Sir Sean Connery to take the title. A GQ statement reads, "No Bond since Sean Connery has worn it better. It works because the 007 uniform seems like an upgrade of what Craig would naturally wear." Elsewhere in the top ten, Jude Law was fifth, David Beckham sixth, Pete Doherty seventh and British royal Prince Harry 10th. Eccentric comedian Russell Brand came eighth, but was also named the worst-dressed man. A GQ spokesperson explains, "Some can't stick him (Brand) but to others he's British exuberance encapsulated." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Craig Shows His 'Defiance' Zwick will direct WWII drama May 17, 2007 Daniel Craig will take the lead role in "Defiance," a World War II drama from that master of socially conscious action epics Ed Zwick. The "Blood Diamond" and "Last Samurai" director is also writing "Defiance," which focuses on on Jewish resistance fights in Nazi-occupied Poland. The script, focusing on four Polish brothers who team up with Russian resistance fighters, is based on Nechama Tec's book. According to Variety, Zwick hopes to have the $50 million picture ready to begin production by September, with Paramount Vantage in negotiations to direct. If Zwick can make that September start, it would let him get a head-start on Craig's production schedule for "James Bond 22." Craig's 007 follow-up to the global smash "Casino Royale" is expected to start shooting at some point this winter in order to make a slated Nov. 22, 2008 release. Zwick has previously built socially responsible dramas around wars in Africa, Japan, Iraq and the U.S. Civil War. This would be his first World War II drama. As for Craig, he'll next be seen a pair of films with Nicole Kidman. He has the extensively retooled sci-fi drama "The Invasion" coming out this August and the literary adaptation "His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" opening in December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haleah75 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 I find him to be unattractive and harsh looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bette Davis 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 I find him very sexy. He is not a pretty boy, he's a man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crackerjack123 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 I think he's very hot and ruggedly masculine. A huge sigh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Well...ewok or sex symbol...you be the judge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 http://www.fanchitchat.com/chatboard/index...pid=172612& Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC 1 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Definitely hot, but more for the character he portrayed. If you pair his physique with the traits of his Bond, then yes, definitely do-able Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strawberryshortcake 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyD 2 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 (IMDB.COM) Opening Cannes of 'Blueberry' The 60th annual Cannes Film Festival opens tonight with the screening of director Wong Kar-wai's English-language My Blueberry Nights, starring Jude Law, Norah Jones, Natalie Portman, and Rachel Weisz. A bevy of top Hollywood stars are expected to walk the festival's famed red carpet during the upcoming week and a half, including George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Craig, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and Angelina Jolie. The festival is also scheduled to screen edgy artistic efforts from some of the world's most acclaimed filmmakers. Many critics who have made the trek to Cannes annually have commented that this year's lineup is one of the strongest ever. "Cannes manages to blend glitz and artistic credibility in a way no other film festival does," the Associated Press commented today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haleah75 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2007 Well...ewok or sex symbol...you be the judge. Nah! The necks to short for me. He was a good 007 though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baby Doll 77 Report post Posted May 18, 2007 I find him to be unattractive and harsh looking. I agree. His face is gross. I'd have to brown bag that thing. Definitely one I don't get. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kappy22 1 Report post Posted May 18, 2007 Well...ewok or sex symbol...you be the judge. When I first this photo, I thought 'yuck - head too little for a body that's over-worked' for my tastes. Then I saw Bond and YOWZA! There was just something about the whole package that so few actors have. As someone said above "he's a MAN, not a pretty boy" not to mention he can actually act - imagine that! It's kind of like Clark Gable where if you look at his ears and analyze his face, you wonder why women swooned and yet swoon they did! And I continue to giggle at the number of men I still hear say that women won't like him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
