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Producer Barbara Broccoli talks casting Daniel Craig as Bond


When it was announced in late 2005 that Daniel Craig would be replacing Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, there was an uproar from fans. “He’s not good looking enough!” some cried. “He’s blonde!” others pointed out. Now, six years later, it seems hard to imagine a world where the violently stoic Craig hasn’t taken up […]

When it was announced in late 2005 that Daniel Craig would be replacing Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, there was an uproar from fans. “He’s not good looking enough!” some cried. “He’s blonde!” others pointed out. Now, six years later, it seems hard to imagine a world where the violently stoic Craig hasn’t taken up the mantle of the infamous secret agent. With two films already under his belt (2006’s Casino Royale and 2008’s Quantum of Solace) and a third due to arrive shortly (Skyfall), Craig has firmly placed himself amongst the pantheon of actors who have portrayed James Bond.

Barbara Broccoli, co-producer of the franchise for over 15 years, has now spoken out about the casting of Craig in a rare interview with the London Evening Standard. “One of the things about Daniel is he’s let us into Bond’s inner life,” says Broccoli. “We see and feel him from a much more intimate place. In the books you get a look into his inner conflicts and fears and anxieties, but it’s very hard to put that on the screen without making him look neurotic as a leading man. A lot of the books focus on accidie — this revulsion he had for his profession; it’s not easy killing people. He fell completely in love with Vesper and she betrayed him, so he realizes, from that point, he can never be susceptible to a relationship again.” Broccoli insists that Bond isn’t a cold man; it’s simply his loneliness and his emotional disconnect from his at-times disturbing profession that fuels his loneliness and provides his facade. “He has this voracious appetite for life; he’s going to drink and eat and have sex because he doesn’t know in the next moment if he’s going to be killed. The black humor is his way of dealing with death, he laughs in its face.” ~Devin Garabedian

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