With around 235 kill count records, Craig's Bond is deemed as the most lethal one.

Both Craig and Eva Green later starred in the fantasy movie, The Golden Compass, released in 2007.

Both Craig and Sean Bean have appeared in the ITV series, Sharpe.

Due to being the 'blondest' Bond actor, Hollywood has nicknamed him 'James Blonde'.

Acknowledging the fact release of No Time to Die was delayed more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Craig's sixteen years as the incumbent James Bond (counting from 2005's casting announcement to the release of his final film in the fall of 2021) stands as the longest tenure to date among the actors who have played the part, exceeding previous record-holder Roger Moore's 13-year run (between casting in 1972 and the release of his final Bond film in 1985).Įverything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 Katharine Docks, on the banks of the River Thames downstream of Tower Bridge.Ĭraig retired from the role of James Bond with his final Bond film, No Time to Die, released in 2021.

The announcement was made at noon in London at HMS President, a Royal Naval Reserve station at St. Craig signed a three-film contract, with the first, Casino Royale, to begin filming in January 2006 with an expected release of November 2006. According to Craig, MGM offered him the role but the Broccoli family never got in touch with him.įinally, on October 14, 2005, Eon Productions named Daniel Craig as the sixth actor to portray 007, taking over from Pierce Brosnan. On ApCraig was reported to have been signed by EON Productions as part of a three-film contract worth £15 million, however, this news was later debunked by the BBC who contacted EON for an official report. As early as February 2005, Craig had been named in the media as a possible contender to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.

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