tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229186602011-04-21T13:12:40.519-07:00Goldeneyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934172067923200572noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918660.post-1140730524264190302006-11-17T12:00:00.000-08:002006-02-26T10:39:53.533-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Contrary to what you may have heard in the news media, the majority of James Bond fans WILL NOT be boycotting the forthcoming production of Casino Royale starring British actor Daniel Craig. In fact the majority believe Daniel Craig to be an ideal actor for the role, who will bring a freshness and uniqueness to the series, which has been lacking in recent years. Daniel Craig is riveting to watch on screen and he was chosen by EON productions because the other candidates did not have the essential 'it' factor, which Daniel Craig has in spadefuls.<br /><br />Casino Royale will be a contemporized but faithful adaptation of Ian Fleming's first novel about Bond. Unlike recent films in the series, it will be darker, grittier and more like the plot driven earlier films, staring Sean Connery. In fact many are excited at the prosepct of Daniel Craig's portrayal of Ian Fleming's suave secret agent and Craig has even been compared to Connery, having similarities in sheer physicallity and onscreen presence.<br /><br />Don't beleive the hype that the majority of Bond fans have rejected Daniel Craig as Bond, it's totally untrue. Many of us have been discussing these issues on the fansite forum <a href="http://commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/1407-1.shtml">CommanderBond.net</a> and have set up a petition to show support for Daniel Craig, which you can find on the right column of this blog. The people who have signed are all genuine fans and there are no duplicates, unlike you'll find on the boycott sites. Your support for Daniel Craig is also welcome. Read here what people have said about Daniel Craig:-<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Terrific Choice...A completely new departure. Daniel would be really interesting, different in the role.<br /><br />BBC Interview 12/5/05<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Bond #1 Sir Sean Connery</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"I'm delighted to hear that Daniel Craig has been appointed the new 007...It's a very exciting time and I would like to wish everyone at EON much success, and welcome Daniel to the family."<br /><br />"He's a helluva good actor so why attack him?"<br /><br /><a href="http://commanderbond.net/quicknews/index.php?action=item&item=29119">http://commanderbond.net/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Bond #3 Roger Moore</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br />"A fantastic actor"<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">The Mirror 12/10/05<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"I think Daniel is a very fine actor. These are rocky waters and they're going to get him one way or another, but I think he will have the last laugh at the end of it."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rte.ie/arts/2006/0222/craigd.html">http://www.rte.ie/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Bond #5 Pierce Brosnan</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br />"Daniel Craig, I’m absolutely thrilled for him.”<br /><br /><a href="http://actionadventure.about.com/od/news/p/120505dench007.htm">http://actionadventure.about.com</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">"M" Dame Judi Dench<br /><br /><br /></span><br />"They made a good choice in Daniel Craig. He's a very good actor,"<br /><br /><a href="http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=184592006">http://news.scotsman.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">"Alec Trevelyan OO6" Sean Bean<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"He is a very dark actor and a very interesting one and I think he will be brilliant. It will reinvigorate the whole thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://commanderbond.net/quicknews/index.php?action=item&item=29151">http://commanderbond.net/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">"Gustav Graves" Toby Stephens</span><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"I think Daniel is a dish. It's difficult to step into James Bond's shoes, but he'll do a great job."<br /><br /><a href="http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=219578&cat=Entertainment">http://news.webindia123.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">"Wai Lin" Michelle Yeoh</span><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"As for Daniel as Bond, I think it is an absolutely brilliant choice. He is butch, male, attractive and a bloody good actor. He was by far the most plausible choice"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/16/nbond16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/16/ixhome.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">"Miss Moneypenny" Samantha Bond</span><br /><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"People should be very excited about what's going to happen...Watching Daniel in his screen test, it is going to demand a different approach."<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4354372.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Composer David Arnold</span><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"When I saw Munich. . .every time Daniel Craig was onscreen that's who you're watching. And I thought 'my god, they've got something very interesting there'."<br /><br /><a href="http://commanderbond.net/quicknews/index.php?action=item&item=29119">http://commanderbond.net/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Hilary Saltzman, daughter of the late former producer Harry Saltzman</span><br /><br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"><br /></span><br />"He’s a great choice, Bond has a licence to kill and Daniel has that kind of intensity."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds25650.html">http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"All you naysayers should rent 'Layer Cake', where Craig proves he can handle the gunplay, nightlife, and international intrigue requirements of the 007 role; in fact, he plays a guy so cool he doesn't even need a name. Craig's dramatic work in such movies as 'Road to Perdition', 'Enduring Love', and 'Munich' speaks for itself, and if you're worried that his unconventional appearance means a lack of sex appeal, allay your fears by watching him smolder in 'Sylvia' or 'Love Is the Devil'."<br /><br /><a href="http://commanderbond.net/quicknews/index.php?action=item&item=29137">http://commanderbond.net/</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Entertainment Weekly's Gary Susman<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This blog will closely follow the production of Casino Royale and all future Bond productions staring Daniel Craig. It will be updated with news and views and aims to show just how exciting Daniel Criag will be as Bond.<br /><br />Many thanks to Gobi-1 for his fan posters for which I am deeply indebted. Also to members and people of CommanderBond.net for quotes and newsfeeds.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22918660-114073052426419030?l=craigisbond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Goldeneyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934172067923200572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918660.post-1140984368715234672006-02-26T11:20:00.000-08:002006-02-26T12:16:32.550-08:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's an article in INS News, entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">Hey, Bond Fans: Get a Life, Will Ya!</span>, courtesy of <a href="http://commanderbond.net/quicknews/index.php?action=item&item=29222">CommanderBond.net</a>. It's a criticism of the creators of anti-Craig site <span style="font-style: italic;">craignotbond.com</span> and quite rightly so. These people are not true Bond fans even, they are disaffected Brosnan fans who can't get over the fact that Brosnan has not been recast. Instead they attack Daniel Craig believing he is not good enough to play Bond, based entirely on the roles he has acted before and his looks in particular. The people behind craignotbond.com DO NOT represent the majority of Bond fans in anyway whatsoever. All they have done is gain some publicity for their site and got the world's media attention for a short while. The majority of people who have seen Daniel Craig act in such movies as <span style="font-style: italic;">Layer Cake</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Munich</span>, realize that he is going to be a very different Bond, but one that will be well worth seeing.<br /><br />I must say some of the information in the article about the cast of CR is incorrect. There is no return of "Q" or "R" played by John Cleese in CR.<br /><br />Maybe you could say I am sad for having this pro-Craig site, but I beg to differ. At least I haven't built a website with paid hosting, contacted the worlds press in order to tell others to boycott a film on the basis of the actor not being Pierce Brosnan. I'm mean did anyone really want to see another <span style="font-style: italic;">The World Is Not Enough</span> or <span style="font-style: italic;">Die Another Day</span> anyway?<br /><br />Also read more criticism of craignotbond.com in this article at <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2006/02/22/everyone-hates-daniel-craig/#comments">Cinematical</a> entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">Everyone Hates Daniel Craig</span>.<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Links > <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Daniel+Craig" rel="tag">Daniel Craig</a>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22918660-114098436871523467?l=craigisbond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Goldeneyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11934172067923200572noreply@blogger.com0