Courtesy of Norbizness, I see that Layer Cake's Daniel Craig is reportedly the new James Bond:
He has just proved his ladykilling credentials by seducing Sienna Miller from under the nose of his friend, Jude Law.
Now Daniel Craig is about to become the biggest seducer of all - Ian Fleming's James Bond.
The actor, who found fame as Geordie in the BBC series Our Friends in the North in 1996, got the job after an 18-month mission to replace Pierce Brosnan.
APCB discussed the search for the new Bond in depth until yours truly got sick of it. The article states that the Broccolis will confirm Craig's selection later this week, which means this could all be yet another red herring.
Craig has a nice feral look, and - from what I've seen - he's not a bad actor. He lacks the polish of a Roger Moore or a Pierce Brosnan, (and he's blond, as if that mattered). Casting a lesser-known actor like Craig might help the series get back on track.
Then again, the Bond franchise has bigger problems than the main character's hair color: predictable plots, relying too much on gadgetry, and cartoonish super-villainy, for starters.
But what does the (allegedly) new Bond think?
Craig has said he does not like the fact that the films are more about gadgets than feelings.
He added: 'It's a big machine and it makes a lot of money - so why would you change something that makes a lot of money?'
Forget everything I said.
They should have gotten over their homophobia and given it to Rupert Everett, if he'd have condescended to take it.