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James Bond 007 News and Rumors: Skyfall is Bond 23, the new James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig, released November 2012

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Tom Ford designing for 007: Daniel Craig working closely with the tailor

Oct 1

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In a series of promotional interviews for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, 007 actor Daniel Craig spoke on and off about his forthcoming role in the still untitled James Bond 23.

One of the more interesting snippets of information comes from MI6, who reported yesterday that Tom Ford, who has tailored for the secret agent in the past, is back looking after Craig’s wardrobe… this time Craig is involved closely in the design process to create a “new look”.

Tom [Ford]‘s doing the suits. In fact, I’ve spent a long time with Tom getting a very different look and he’s been designing a new set of things [for the film].

It’s great that he’s doing it. It’s going to be a new kinda look. It’s a new feel. I’m very excited about that. I’m very excited about the suits.

Craig admitted also that he was not as attached as he was to the plush clothing he has the chance to don, explaining he wardrobe fills up fast when working on a Bond film, and would prefer to slouch in tees and jeans when not on 007 duty.

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Press reports rumors of Idris Elba as Craig successor – “I’d definitely consider it”

Oct 1

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Although this falls into the category of wild speculation, Idris Elba has made noises that he would jump at the chance to play James Bond.

The British star known for his role in The Wire was asked in an interview if he would like the chance to play James Bond 007.

“If Sony decided to call me and said hey, we wanted to do [James Bond], I’d definitely consider it”.

“Sean Connery wasn’t the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn’t the blue-eyed James Bond, so if I played him, I don’t want to be called the black James Bond”.

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Daniel Craig confirms Fiennes & Bardem still contenders for Bond 23 role

Sep 27

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Daniel Craig is gearing up for James Bond 23 and, as a result, is becoming a little more open about the casting situation.

In an interview with MTV the 007 star asserted that Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem are in the running for Bond 23 villains.

Both names have a long history of connections to the forthcoming 23rd James Bond film: Bardem admitted he was in talks in February 2011. A month later Variety leaked the news that Fiennes was performing on London’s West End for a strictly limited run so that he could be involved in Bond 23.

Could Spaniard Bardem pass himself off as a Turkish villain?

Craig has high hopes that both Hollywood icons will appear alongside the leading Brit for Bond 23.

He also offered up another praise of his director and reasserted his confidence in the Bond 23 script: “We’ve got a great script this time. I’m as excited about this script as I was about the ‘Casino Royale’ script. I think in Sam [Mendes] we’ve got the perfect director. The cast is coming together now. I can’t wait to get going on it.”

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Bond 23 won’t shoot in India claim local reports

Sep 25

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According to a local report, Bond 23 had permission to shoot their stunts in India as of two weeks ago, but last week, decided not to take the option up…

Chandralekha Mukherjee, executive director, information and publicity, Indian Railways gave the following statement to the media today:

The matter was finalised by September 13. But a week later, we were informed that after an international discussion, the production team decided not to shoot in India. We’ve been very cooperative with them. We had ourselves hoped that the movie would be shot here.

A stunt sequence was planned to the trains and a motorbike chase.

An unexpected turn of events in the pre-production schedule, which by all other accounts, is proceeding as normal with Bond star Daniel Craig starting work next week.

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Daniel Craig to start work on Bond 23 next week, claim reports

Sep 23

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Reporting from the premiere of George Cloony’s new film, The Ides of March, Showbiz 411 claims Craig is gearing up for the new James Bond film and will start work with director Sam Mendes next week. It was revealed recently that Mendes had blocked in a two week rehearsal period for Bond 23.

Craig told the reporter he starts work on 007 next week, and his schedule includes “a lot of working out”.

Showbiz quizzed Craig on the Adele theme song rumors that have been circulating, he claimed no knowledge of a deal between the film’s producers and the recording artist, but did not deny that the Brit singer was recording a demo.

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Daniel Craig keeping Bond 23 title a secret

Sep 23

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Andrea Mineo, CNN journalist, was lucky enough to talk one on one with 007 actor, Daniel Craig recently.

In fact, before and after her interview with the Bond 23 actor, Mineo “tweeted” her excitement:

I think I’m interviewing Daniel Craig shortly. Bond baby.

When the interview had concluded, she had the following to say:

So Daniel Craig just told me they are starting the next James Bond film and it’s got a title but he wouldn’t tell me it.

Tell us what you’d name Bond 23 in the comments section.

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Daniel ’007′ Craig: A Quote-a-thon

Jul 30

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Daniel Craig, the current James Bond star, has been promoting his sci-fi western, Cowboys & Aliens this week. As a result, a number of clips, quotes and soundbites made their way into the blogosphere. We’re doing our best to keep up with these, and round many of the most interesting up below:

One of the more interesting Cowboys marketing gimmicks was to have director Jon Favreau interview his star, Craig. Inevitably Bond came up in the discussion.

[Sam Mendes] jumped feet first in to it – read every book and soaked up everything about it. I read the script the other day and I’m more excited about [Bond 23] than I was about Casino Royale, because we’ve got a classic Bond movie… plus lots of other things

With so many location rumors circulating it has sometimes been hard to keep up but just recently Daniel Craig let slip to the media that Bond 23 was bound for India. The quote Craig gave to the Telegraph (in India) when prompted for shooting information was:

We are working on the schedule for India and yes, it’s always exciting to play James Bond and this time is no different.

Earlier, Craig let everyone know he was “gagging” to get started on Bond 23 and has said a number of times now how excited by the script and by Sam Mendes’ direction he is. One of the earliest promos for Cowboys was an interview with Extra:

We’ve got a script, it’s fantastic and we start shooting October… November this year for a November release next year,” Craig said. “I’m really gagging to go. I’ve had a break now, and things have come together with the timing of it.

There were also some rumors flying about that he had been ordered to ‘bulk up’ for Bond 23 after looking wiry in the Western, on this matter, the James Bond star simply said:

I don’t have to bulk up much. I’m just going to get fit.

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Daniel Craig not a fan of Connery or Brosnan’s Bonds?

Jul 21

Posted by M in Actors, Tabloid Taff | 3 Comments

In a teaser for an in-depth interview with Daniel Craig, Entertainment Weekly, reveal an out of context quote about Craig’s Bond favourites.

“I never liked Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan much,” he muttered, almost under his breath

Before flying into fits of rage, this page is designed to tease and sell magazines. These are the same people that published a “Goodbye Mr Bond” cover in August last year.

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Sam Mendes a ‘huge fan’ of Bond says Craig

Jul 20

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In a press junket for Cowboys & Aliens the James Bond 007 actor was inevitably quizzed by IGN movies about the forthcoming 007 adventure.

Not only has he told the press that he is ‘gagging’ to get started but he might have let slip that Moneypenny is returning. Some commentators such as those at Comic Book Movie are taking an open ended question about the return to more traditional elements, Moneypenny included and Daniel Craig’s unwillingness to deny that fact as indication that the famous secretary will be back. The British tabloids were keen to predict Naomie Harris would play Miss Moneypenny.

What Craig actually told the media was:

You’ll just have to wait and see. Sam is a huge Bond fan, he understands the history of it, he understands what Bond is about. The script is incredible, we’re in good shape.

Mendes has kept quite about his fandom and his artistic vision for James Bond to date, but that may have just been ousted by Bond himself.

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Daniel Craig f***ing excited to work with Mendes again on Bond 23

Jul 6

Posted by M in Actors, Bond 23, Directorial | 1 Comment

Esquire conducted a sit-down interview with three time Bond star Daniel Craig in which he chatted about his Bond image and his excitement to be working with Sam Mendes.

The actor/director combo last worked together on the gritty Road To Perdition.

Sam’s gonna do it, Sam Mendes, and I’m really fucking really lookin’ forward to the fact that he’s gonna do it,” he says, snapping to. Mendes directed him in the gloomy thriller Road to Perdition in 2002. Craig tricks out a little smirk then. A concession, a comfort maybe.

“This has become my way, it’s as simple as that,” he says. “I mean, since I’ve just become James Bond. And I think, you know, that means being something that people feel they own. And all of the sudden I’m getting magazine covers, when I got nothing for ten years before that. I say it’s just pure luck. And doing covers, people interviewing me, and they want to know everything and I’m going, I’m not gonna fucking tell you!”

Craig settles once more into the clutch of his muscular recline. “Well, you know,” he says, sliding the Ray-Bans from his nose. “I mean this is actually very nice. We can talk about anything else, and hopefully it can be made interesting.”

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