Daniel
Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor. Craig trained at the
National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and
Drama in 1991, before beginning his career on stage. His film debut was in the
drama The Power of One (1992). Other early appearances were in the Disney
family film A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) and the biographical film
Elizabeth (1998), as well as in the historical war drama television series
Sharpe's Eagle (1993) and the action-adventure drama series Zorro. Cast as the
fictional British secret agent James Bond in October 2005, his first film in
the role, Casino Royale, was released internationally in November 2006
James Bond
2005–present
In 2005,
Craig was contracted by Eon Productions to portray James Bond. He stated he
"was aware of the challenges" of the Bond franchise which he
considered "a big machine that makes a lot of money". He aimed at
bringing more "emotional depth" to the character.Born in 1968, Craig
is the first actor to portray James Bond to have been born after the Bond
series started, and after the death of Ian Fleming, the novels' writer.
Significant controversy followed the decision, as it was doubted if the producers
had made the right choice. Throughout the entire production period internet
campaigns expressed their dissatisfaction and threatened to boycott the film in
protest
The
5-foot-10-inch (178 cm) blond Craig was not considered by some protesters to fit
the tall, dark Bond portrayed by the previous Bond actors, and to which viewers
had apparently become accustomed, Although the choice of Craig was
controversial, numerous actors publicly voiced their support, most notably,
four of the five actors who had previously portrayed Bond – Pierce
BrosnaTimothy Dalton, Sean Connery and Roger Moore – called his casting a good
decision. George Lazenby has since voiced his approval of Craig also.Clive
Owen, who had been linked to the role, also spoke in defence of Craig
The first
film, Casino Royale, premiered 14 November 2006, and grossed a total of
US$594,239,066 worldwide, which made it the highest-grossing Bond film until
the release of Skyfall. After the film was released, Craig's performance was
highly acclaimed. As production of Casino Royale reached its conclusion,
producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced that pre-production
work had already begun on the 22nd Bond film.
After
several months of speculation as to the release date, Wilson and Broccoli
officially announced on 20 July 2006, that the follow-up film, Quantum of
Solace, was to be released on 7 November 2008, and that Craig would play Bond
with an option for a third film.[30] On 25 October 2007, MGM CEO Harry Sloan
revealed at the Forbes Meet II Conference that Craig had signed on to make four
more Bond films, through to Bond 25
The planned
19 April 2010 release of Craig's third Bond film (the 23rd overall in the
series) was delayed, because of financial troubles with MGM,but the film
(Skyfall) was released on 23 October 2012, and was part of the year-long
celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. No.[On 8 September 2012, Bond
producers announced Craig had signed on for two future Bond films, meaning he
will star as 007 in at least five films, making him the third longest-serving
Bond after Roger Moore who starred in seven films, and Sean Connery who starred
in six.Craig's fourth Bond film, Spectre, began filming in December 2014 and
was released on 26 October 2015
Craig describes
his portrayal of Bond as an anti-hero: "The question I keep asking myself
while playing the role is, 'Am I the good guy or just a bad guy who works for
the good side?' Bond's role, after all, is that of an assassin when you come
down to it. I have never played a role in which someone's dark side shouldn't
be explored. I don't think it should be confusing by the end of the film, but
during the film you should be questioning who he is. Craig has stated that his
own favourite previous Bond actor is Sean Connery, but says, "I'd never
copy somebody else. I would never do an impression of anybody else or try and
improve on what they did. That would be a pointless exercise for me." His
own favourite Bond film is From Russia with Love. On an episode of The South
Bank Show, Connery divulged his thoughts on Craig's casting as Bond, whom he
described as "fantastic, marvelous in the part". When told that Craig
had taken particular note of his performances, Connery said that he was
"flattered" and that Craig really gets the "danger element"
to Bond's character.[37] Craig has remarked that Bond is "...actually a
misogynist... A lot of women are drawn to him chiefly because he embodies a
certain kind of danger and never sticks around for too long
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