Daniel Craig On The Tone Of Sam Mendes' JAMES BOND 24

They should call the new Bond the Exterminator. Since Ant-Man is out on the same day.

I don't want the old Roger Moore type Bond. Skyfall was one of if not the best Bond films ever. Give us more of that!

As long as it doesn't get too snarky. Best to reel it in before they wind up in Roger Moore territory.

RIP Ant-Man

@TheBlackMan AWESOME gif,man! Made my day.

never was a bond fan until craig got there , not i had to rewatch all of them . bond did silly s**** an borderline took the V from women............... -_-

@Nomis - Definitely Connery's best Bond film by a mile, the fight on the train with Robert Shaw is still classic!

My favoutite from the old line of films was On Her Majesty's Secret Service, it was as close to a true book adaptation of the character and plot as they have ever got.

Those films got hollywoodized with too many silly gadgets and template villains with sidekicks. The Craig era has brought the fundemental Bond from the books back to where it should be, no gagets, no silly swiss army knife car and no stupid comedy.

Skyfall reminded me of the new Trek films... much nonesense in the plot, but otherwise well constructed.

Some more playful charm would not be unwelcome in Craig's Bond films though.

@Nomis - Agreed on all points mate, Lazenby and Peter Hunt deserved a crack at Diamonds Are Forever and Live and Let Die for a decent trilogy of flick for their run. Peter Hunt's fight scenes in OHMSS are full of great punches and choreography. Telly Savalas needed no template henchman, he did his own fighting and killing, a proper villain!

@bs77 - I'm in my mid 40's fast approach the big 5-0! I've grown up with every Bond on screen but the character for me is the one in the books, not the screen. Everyone had something as Bond..

1) Connery initially had great physique for everything physical and massive appeal to women, his voice alone send all the women in my house loopy.

2) George Lazenby had to tailor his performance to replicate Sean Connery but to be honest he would have made the role his own if he had a chance to fully step out of Connery's shadow. He looked great in action, easily amongst the most convincing out of the actors to don the role.

3) Roger Moore had a lot of genuine English charm but way too much wit and next to nothing dangerous about his mannerisms. His physique suited a butler more than a field agent but his undeniable popularity still baffles me. I stopped going cinema to see Bond during his era.

4) Timothy Dalton remains my favorite actor in the role, the book describes Bond as blue eyed, black haired with a close resemblance to Hoagy Charmicheal the Jazz pianist and nobody fit the description more than Dalton. Even the late Desmond "Q" Lewellyn claimed he was by far the most perfect for the role he ever worked with. As far ac getting the character as close to the books as possible, Dalton did that even down to the smoking.

5) Pearce Brosnan was like a new and improved Roger Moore, if only he could have bulked up a little more convincingly and loose half those ridiculous gadgets, he would have probably left a more serious mark on the franchise before Craig rewrote history.

6) Daniel Craig made me U-turn. I initially slammed his casting because facially he looks nothing like the description from the books except for the eyes. But goddamn did he act the hell of every one before him, he delivered everything and then some without any cheese or corny crap hindering his performance. He's brought the character back to its roots for a whole new generation and as well as those who only know of the Hollwoodized version. I just think he's looking very seasoned in the role now and should pass it on to..

7?) Philip Winchester or for those watching 'Strike Back' on Cinemax or Sky, he's Sergeant Michael Stonebridge, the greatest British Soldier to hit the small screen. This guy has all the criteria to make a great Bond as a follow-up to Daniel Craig. I hope he gets the part rather than some popular actor who gets overused in too many Hollywood movies.

Hell with QUANTUM. Discard that in favour of SMERSH or SPECTRE in the next film. Accept no cheap substitutes.

Skyfall was pure garbage. Not excited at all for this. Get a new screenwriter!

I loved Skyfall. Awesome film, great story, great villain. I can't wait for the next one. I love Craig, but Sean Connery is always going to be the best Bond film.

MrSundayNight
Yeah, as good of a director as Wright might be, he isnt a juge box office draw. Marvel NEEDS to move Ant-Man's release date
Its going to get destroyed by Bond otherwise

Craig said, "some of the old irony", so he obviously wasn't talking about Roger Moore or Dalton. Connery and some Brosnan, yes; just don't expect to hear a lot of groan-inducing quips. The brilliant exchanges between bond and Q and Bond, M and Moneypenny should keep us aware that the new banter in Bond is purely clever, not sophomoric.