MEET THE NEW 007 BRITISH ACTOR (GOLD)FINGERED FOR ROLE AS NEW JAMES BOND, LICENSED TO KILL.Byline: Staff and Wire Services It's Craig, Daniel Craig. The 37-year-old British actor, who starred in the quirky crime drama ``Layer Cake'' and was Paul Newman's psychotic son in ``Road to Perdition,'' will be the new James Bond. The name of the actor who will take over from Pierce Brosnan in the next James Bond film, ``Casino Royale,'' will be announced today at a news conference in London, Sony Pictures said Thursday. Hopefully, British intelligence is better at keeping a secret. British tabloids and USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. have already reported that the blue-eyed Craig, who would be the first blond Bond, would be cast in the role in ``Casino Royale,'' which is based on the 1953 Ian Fleming novel. Craig co-starred with Tom Hanks Noun 1. Tom Hanks - United States film actor (born in 1956) Hanks, Thomas J. Hanks and Paul Newman Noun 1. Paul Newman - United States film actor (born in 1925) Newman, Paul Leonard Newman in ``Road to Perdition,'' played poet Ted Hughes opposite Gwyneth Paltrow's Sylvia Plath Noun 1. Sylvia Plath - United States writer and poet (1932-1963) Plath in ``Sylvia,'' and appeared in this year's thriller ``The Jacket'' with Adrien Brody Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received widespread recognition when he was cast as the lead in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002). The role won him an Academy Award for Best Actor, the youngest actor ever to win the award. . He is also the tabloids' dream Bond. He once dated headline-grabbing supermodel Kate Moss and has been linked to Sienna Miller Sienna Rose Miller (born December 28, 1981) is an American-born English[1] actress, model and fashion designer. Early life Miller was born in New York City on December 28, 1981 and moved to England with her family as a child, where she attended the Heathfield , the on-and-off fiancee of Jude Law and Craig's ``Layer Cake'' co-star. ``Casino Royale,'' the 21st Bond film, will be directed by Martin Campbell, who directed the upcoming ``Legend of Zorro zorro: see fox. Zorro masked swordsman, defender of weak and oppressed. [Am. Lit.: comic strip (1919); Am. Cinema: Halliwell, 794; TV: Terrace, II, 461–462] See : Disguise ,'' starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, and also directed Brosnan's first Bond outing, 1995's ``GoldenEye goldeneye or whistler Either of two species of small, yellow-eyed diving ducks that produce a whistling sound with their rapidly beating wings. The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) breeds throughout the Northern Hemisphere; Barrow's goldeneye (B. .'' Other actors who were thought to be 007 contenders include Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gerard Butler, Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger and Eric Bana. The 52-year-old Brosnan played the suave British spy in the four most recent Bond films, including 2002's ``Die Another Day.'' And although it grossed a respectable but not great $160.9 million, producers announced last year that they were seeking a replacement for the actor, knowing they faced challenges in keeping the franchise going. While Craig is among the least known of those who were in contention for the role, he should be more familiar to film fans when ``Casino Royale'' is expected to be released next year. Craig has a prominent role in Steven Spielberg's ``Munich,'' about the terrorist attacks at the 1972 Olympics that is scheduled to come out during the holiday season, and he is currently filming ``The Visiting'' with Nicole Kidman, a sci-fi thriller about aliens. As for the Bond franchise, Craig will be part of the effort to bring another superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. into the 21st century. Earlier this year, ``Batman'' got an update with Christopher Nolan's ``Batman Returns,'' and next year Bryan Singer (``X-Men'') will bring out ``Superman Returns.'' And what does the next Bond film need to do to again to hit the box-office highs? Probably to be shaken and stirred. The Associated Press contributed to this report. CAPTION(S): 8 photos Photo: (1 -- color) no caption (Daniel Craig) (2) Actor Daniel Craig, who starred in ``Layer Cake'' and as Paul Newman's psychotic son in ``Road to Perdition,'' will become the first blond Bond as he assumes the franchise from Pierce Brosnan. Mark Mainz/Getty Images (3 -- 8; 3 -- 6 -- color) no caption (James Bond movies) |
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