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The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

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  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Lol. Why is Craig teasing us? This is wicked!
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    mtm wrote: »
    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

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    I'd feel easier moving on from this era, if Craig wasn't such a great Bond and if he looked over the role himself
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    edited November 2022 Posts: 4,585
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

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    I'd feel easier moving on from this era, if Craig wasn't such a great Bond and if he looked over the role himself

    I have a suspicion, based on Barbara's complete adoration of him, that DC will remain with the franchise in some capacity.
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    It seems Moore and Brosnan were the only ones who really, really loved playing Bond. Some of the other guys didn't want to continue or some of them were persuaded really hard to accept and even at that, they didn't want to continue.

    Craig didn't have another film in him. He's 54. He didn't want stunt doubles doing everything, and no other Bond played this role as physically as Craig did, and that's the ONLY way he was going to play it.

    A man doesn't throw himself into a role like this unless he enjoys it and wants to do it right.

    What he has stated, and he's being honest, is that the role of Bond is exhausting and difficult, and that no actor can be prepared for it. Great role? Of course. Fun to be Bond? Of course. Exhausting to ALWAYS be known as James Bond and to ALWAYS being called "James Bond?" Absolutely.

  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    TripAces wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

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    I'd feel easier moving on from this era, if Craig wasn't such a great Bond and if he looked over the role himself

    I have a suspicion, based on Barbara's complete adoration of him

    Please can we stop this sort of thing? She's a professional CEO in her 60s, not a schoolgirl. Both of the producers think he's brilliant because he is, they're not in love with him.
  • ByRoyalDecreeByRoyalDecree
    edited November 2022 Posts: 784
    mtm wrote: »
    TripAces wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

    FiVH2BnXgAI6L8I?format=jpg&name=medium

    I'd feel easier moving on from this era, if Craig wasn't such a great Bond and if he looked over the role himself

    I have a suspicion, based on Barbara's complete adoration of him

    Please can we stop this sort of thing? She's a professional CEO in her 60s, not a schoolgirl. Both of the producers think he's brilliant because he is, they're not in love with him.

    Everyone in this forum except for Jeremy is in love with him, why shouldn’t she be. He was her first.

    You can make an action film without elaborate stunts and you can make a thriller/suspense film without much action. If it hadn’t been for them killing him off, he could have done one more, if they just hired good writers.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Seeing Craig in character as James Bond again, after NTTD...it's safe to say Craig could have done 7-8 Bond films, if there weren't issues.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited November 2022 Posts: 7,547
    @ByRoyalDecree I assure you no one is "in love with him".

    He could come back and do one more complete standalone... recast the Whitehall Brigade so there's no baggage and let him loose one more time... It'll be his Diamonds Are Forever... ;)
  • ByRoyalDecreeByRoyalDecree
    edited November 2022 Posts: 784
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    @ByRoyalDecree I assure you no one is "in love with him".

    He could come back and do one more complete standalone... recast the Whitehall Brigade so there's no baggage and let him loose one more time... It'll be his Diamonds Are Forever... ;)

    Speak for yourself. I’m in love with him, but then again I'm a huge slut.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    Just came back from Glass Onion. Very enjoyable. If Knives Out is a 9/10, this is an 7.5-8 (with the caveat that I saw the German Dub, which may have some of the jokes fall flat and just doesn’t have his accent at all.)

    Maybe I’ll write a bit more tomorrow.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited November 2022 Posts: 13,978
    ByRoyalDecree wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    TripAces wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

    FiVH2BnXgAI6L8I?format=jpg&name=medium

    I'd feel easier moving on from this era, if Craig wasn't such a great Bond and if he looked over the role himself

    I have a suspicion, based on Barbara's complete adoration of him

    Please can we stop this sort of thing? She's a professional CEO in her 60s, not a schoolgirl. Both of the producers think he's brilliant because he is, they're not in love with him.

    Everyone in this forum except for Jeremy is in love with him, why shouldn’t she be. He was her first.

    You can make an action film without elaborate stunts and you can make a thriller/suspense film without much action. If it hadn’t been for the fact that they killed him off, he could have done one more.

    Whoa there, speak for yourself.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    mtm wrote: »
    TripAces wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Go on Dan, you know you want to do one more.

    FiVH2BnXgAI6L8I?format=jpg&name=medium

    I'd feel easier moving on from this era, if Craig wasn't such a great Bond and if he looked over the role himself

    I have a suspicion, based on Barbara's complete adoration of him

    Please can we stop this sort of thing? She's a professional CEO in her 60s, not a schoolgirl. Both of the producers think he's brilliant because he is, they're not in love with him.

    Adoration does not have to equal "being in love" in a sexual sense. It is a deep love/respect for another, and we all see that Babs has had this for DC for a long time.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited November 2022 Posts: 7,547
    It's reductive and belittling to contort the definition of being "in love" so you can say "Babs" is in love with Daniel Craig. It's just ridiculous.
    Daniel Craig helped make Skyfall the first billion dollar Bond film. It's professional respect. Of course they're going to want to keep him around as much as possible.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited November 2022 Posts: 25,097
    DC made a couple of great films though he is my least favorite Bond, definitely time to move on to a new actor lol.

    Is Glass Onion on Netflix?
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    DC made a couple of great films though he is my least favorite Bond, definitely time to move on to a new actor lol.

    Is Glass Onion on Netflix?

    It will go to Netflix on 23 December. Currently it's only in theatres.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,097
    ImpertinentGoon wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    DC made a couple of great films though he is my least favorite Bond, definitely time to move on to a new actor lol.

    Is Glass Onion on Netflix?

    It will go to Netflix on 23 December. Currently it's only in theatres.

    Great will re sub then, I thought I read it was on Netflix later, cheers.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,641
    I wonder if once they starting getting ready to cast the next Bond, Daniel will step back from his association with the sponsors of the series. To give the new guy a chance to establish themselves in the role?
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    I'm sure he will. I can see him still working with Omega and UNMAS and stuff though.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    If you've got Britbox, they've just added a '97 drama of his - 'The Ice House'.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Craig was far from Barbara's first Bond lol
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    Craig was far from Barbara's first Bond lol

    I assumed they meant the first Bond Barbara cast?
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    mtm wrote: »
    If you've got Britbox, they've just added a '97 drama of his - 'The Ice House'.
    You're going to need subtitles for Dan's attempt at a Scottish accent...
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »
    Craig was far from Barbara's first Bond lol

    I assumed they meant the first Bond Barbara cast?

    Or slept with?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited November 2022 Posts: 24,179
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    It's reductive and belittling to contort the definition of being "in love" so you can say "Babs" is in love with Daniel Craig. It's just ridiculous.
    Daniel Craig helped make Skyfall the first billion dollar Bond film. It's professional respect. Of course they're going to want to keep him around as much as possible.

    This.

    I'm tired of the "Babs is in love with DC" crap.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited November 2022 Posts: 2,016
    I think the misunderstanding might have come from how Barbara sticks really close to Craig in premieres or outings and she usually does it with a big smile and really looks into his eyes. Something she didn't do with Brosnan. I remember MGW saying his favourite Bond moment was the laser scene in GF...when Connery's Bond uses his wit to survive. But Barbara said her favourite Bond moment was when Craig's Bond emerged from the water in CR. So I think it's easy for people to misunderstand it with moments like that from her. But at the same time, David Arnold said them two are the most friendly producers out there. Maybe she's just being friendly.
  • M16_CartM16_Cart Craig fanboy?
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    I'm tired of the "Babs is in love with DC" crap.

    Same. But I know that I am in love with DC.
  • ByRoyalDecreeByRoyalDecree
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    I know I imagine Babs being in love with DC at least once a day.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited November 2022 Posts: 16,382
    I'm just reading the Guardian ranking of Craig performances, as linked to above, and Happy and Glorious, the 2012 opening ceremony film with the Queen is in there, and it made me wonder: just for fun, how many times has Daniel Craig played Bond? Five films obviously, but add in video games, Olympics films, adverts, how many individual performances is that?
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Casino Royale
    Quantum of Solace
    Skyfall
    Spectre
    No Time To Die
    Bloodstone
    007: Legends
    007 Racing?
    Happy & Glorious
    Heineken ads
    Omega ads
    Sony ads
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    mtm wrote: »
    I'm just reading the Guardian ranking of Craig performances, as linked to above, and Happy and Glorious, the 2012 opening ceremony film with the Queen is in there, and it made me wonder: just for fun, how many times has Daniel Craig played Bond? Five films obviously, but add in video games, Olympics films, adverts, how many individual performances is that?

    The adverts to which you might be referring:

    2008 Sony TV ad
    2011 Int'l Women's Day (Bond dressed as a woman)
    2012 Heineken ad
    2015 Heineken ad

    If we want to get technical, he also played Bond in...

    2012 SNL, as host
    2015 Skit with Stephen Colbert (car rental)
    2015 Skit with Jimmy Kimmel (drinking game)
    2020 SNL, as host
    2021 Red Nose Day skit with Catherine Tate

    I am sure there are others.
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