| Barbara Broccoli on why she cast Craig as Bond [message #233235] |
Fr, 10 März 2006 10:59 |
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'Why did you go with Daniel over all the other options that were thrown
around?'
Barbara Broccoli: 'Well, he's a phenomenal actor. I think he's the
actor that defies his generation of actors. I was a huge fan of his
work, the films he'd made, and when we decided we were going to make
"Casino Royale," it's obviously a big decision who we're going to use,
and he was always in the forefront of our minds. Obviously, there was a
lot of stuff in the press, but the reality was that he was in the
forefront, and it wasn't until we were able to give him the script that
we started talking, and once we did, things moved very quickly.
The fact is that it would be nice to make it sound like it's all a big
hocus pocus thing, the reality is we went to recast the role and we sat
down and asked, "Who is the best actor around for the role?" and we
said Daniel, and here he is. It's as simple as that.'
And Craig on why he took the role:
'Daniel, when we talked to you last April, there were already a lot of
rumors about you playing Bond, and you seemed a bit tentative about
taking on such a role. What made you change your mind?'
Daniel Craig: 'The script really... and Barbara badgering me. I hadn't
seen a script at that point, and I was obviously giving it serious
thought then. I'd have been stupid not to. But I hadn't seen a script
and the process hadn't really gotten going. Once I sat down and read
the story, I just thought that I wanted to tell this story. I really
do. I mean, I'm a big Bond fan, and I love what he represents, and it
was almost slightly annoying to finally read it and go, "Oh, Jesus!
It's good!" And that was it, and we were away.'
http://www.superherohype.com/news/jamesbondnews.php?id=3951
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