LONDON - The suspense is almost over. The name of the actor who will take over from Pierce Brosnan in the next James Bond film will be revealed Friday at a press conference, Sony Pictures said Thursday.Daniel Craig was also in Layer Cake, which I watched a couple weekends ago. It's a good film.
British tabloid reports this week said the role in "Casino Royale" will go to Daniel Craig, a blue-eyed British actor who would be the first blond Bond.
Craig, 37, co-starred with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman in "Road to Perdition," played poet Tom Hughes opposite Gwyneth Paltrow's Sylvia Plath in "Sylvia," and appeared in this year's thriller "The Jacket" with Adrien Brody.
Other actors named as possible 007 contenders include Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gerard Butler, Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Hugh Jackman, Heath Ledger and Eric Bana.
My pick?
Jason Statham. He's a terrific actor, and has a lot of charisma and presence. He could really roughen the edges of the typically dapper Bond. By today's standards, the classic romantic Bond is nearly gay in mannerisms. Statham would bring a lot more physicality to the Bond role, and much more believability in the ass-kicking department.
He was really terrific in Snatch, and Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels. The Transporter movies were pretty good as well.
Drawbacks? He's losing hair fast, but that can be worked with I'm sure. The really amusing thing to me is that Daniel Craig is 37, and Jason Statham is 33. I'm 39 and I look younger than them both.. but they certainly have me beat in the body department.. the visible parts anyway.. LOL
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