Romain Duris turned down Le Chiffre

<![CDATA[DURIS REJECTED BOND ROLE French actor ROMAIN DURIS turned down a dream role starring alongside DANIEL CRAIG in CASINO ROYALE – because filmmaker MARTIN CAMPBELL made him take numerous English tests. The 33-year-old auditioned for the part of the villain in the 2006 James Bond movie, but became frustrated when he realised he would have…

Bond 22 horse angers animal welfare groups….

<![CDATA[The TimesAugust 13, 2007Bond has activists on his tail over new film’s ‘brutal’ horse race finale James Bond has battled his way out of many a tight spot in the past but a potent foe awaits him in his latest adventure. Can he survive a campaign by animal rights activists who claim that horses will…

Craig: 'I don't want to be typecast as Bond'

<![CDATA[Craig hints he will quit after Bond 22 BY: WENN | Friday, June 29, 2007ADVERTISEMENTJAMES BOND fans needn’t expect Daniel Craig to play 007 for long – the Brit doesn’t want to get typecast as the suave superspy. Like predecessor Pierce Brosnan, Craig plans to play a slew of different characters in other films, during…

Guardian: Making Bond funny bad idea.

<![CDATA[Making James Bond funnier is a bad idea Daniel Craig has disclosed that the producers of the next Bond film want it to have more Pussy Galore-style gags, but this is an epic display of wrong-headedness. Thanks to “Carl Stromberg”Discuss this news story on our Forum]]>

Craig: 'Next Bond film will be funnier'

<![CDATA[BY: WENN | Friday, July 13, 2007 JAMES BOND star Daniel Craig insists fans will see a different side to him in the next 007 film – he’s going to be funnier. The actor excelled in the dramatic scenes of last year’s (06) Bond blockbuster Casino Royale – but admits he is excited at the…

Craig rules out stage roles

<![CDATA[BY: WENN | Monday, July 16, 2007 British actor Daniel Craig has vowed to stay away from the stage because he’s too lazy to learn lines. Despite a recent trend of Hollywood stars including Orlando Bloom, Daniel Radcliffe and Christian Slater ditching the big screen to try their hand at theatre, the James Bond hunk…

Clumsy Craig Injures Cameraman

<![CDATA[ During filming of one of Craig’s scenes for The Golden Compass, an accident left one poor crew member in hospital with a broken arm and collarbone.Craig was running through a cobbled street in the pouring rain in Oxford when he veered toward a rickshaw that was carrying the cameraman. The rickshaw swerved to avoid…

Sir Roger gets star on Walk of Fame

<![CDATA[ Moore gets star on Walk of Fame Sir Roger Moore said he was “thrilled” with the accolade James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore has been honoured with a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The plaque is located in front of 7007 Hollywood Boulevard – a nod to the British…

Sir Roger's autobiography

<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.digitalspy.co.ukSir” target=”_blank”>http://www.digitalspy.co.ukSirRoger Moore plans autobiographyMonday, October 8 2007, 09:21 BST By Dave West Sir Roger Moore is planning to publish his autobiography. The former James Bond actor, 79, is in talks with publishers and is said to be asking for a