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Craig Quizzed On 'Bond 23'

007 actor discusses the reintroduction of Miss Moneypenny and Q

[YOLT]

Good to hear there is still room for Moneypenny and Q in the future. I hope I am wrong but it seems Bond 23 will be in 2011 or even later

[DamnCoffee]

I really hope Bond 23 will be snow based.

[bondrules]

I really hope Bond 23 will be snow based.

I want to see Craig scuba dive

[DamnCoffee]

I really hope Bond 23 will be snow based.

I want to see Craig scuba dive

Scuba Diving in Cold Waters!!! Now, that hasn't been done before.

[YOLT]

I hope they use both Canada (with snowy places) and Austrilia in Bond 24 in 2012.

I think Bond 23 will generally be on Asia or Africa so no snow again Also EON would want to use Craig's body before its too late. After they can cover him with skiing clothes.

[bondrules]

I really hope Bond 23 will be snow based.

I want to see Craig scuba dive

Scuba Diving in Cold Waters!!! Now, that hasn't been done before.

Even though it was shallow waters, I can't get out of my head that scene from True Lies...I want to see something like that in B23, but in open waters...that would be cool....slicing ice with his knife, damn

[Jose]

I've always seen Jim Broadbent as a good Q for some reason. But do we really need to go back to the old formula (for lack of a better word)? What if going back to the old formula brings a lot of campiness? Bond doesn't need that again.

[Quantumofsolace007]

I would like some of those scenes with Craig I'm said that we don't know wether it will be fleming titled or not.

[Emma]

I'm not surprised that he turned down Thor...and I'm not simply refering to the fact that he's playing Bond. Craig prefers to do films that have substance and are more 'art house'. I convinced that he only did Bond for the money. I am sure that had he been offered a more serious film with money close to what he was given for Casino Royale. He would have gone with the art house film.

[Harmsway]

Perhaps so, Emma, but now that I think he's in the part of Bond, I think he really finds it a blast. There's a real joy and dedication he has in talking about his contribution to Bond. For him, it offers a different sort of challenge than an art film would, and a different kind of pleasure.

[DLibrasnow]

I'm not surprised that he turned down Thor...and I'm not simply refering to the fact that he's playing Bond. Craig prefers to do films that have substance and are more 'art house'. I convinced that he only did Bond for the money.

I think he did it to be more visible and to make him more influential in Hollywood so he can get to make the movies he wants to make. I recall Timothy Dalton saying much the same thing in 1987 when asked why he took the role.

[Loomis]

Perhaps so, Emma, but now that I think he's in the part of Bond, I think he really finds it a blast. There's a real joy and dedication he has in talking about his contribution to Bond. For him, it offers a different sort of challenge than an art film would, and a different kind of pleasure.

There's no doubting how seriously Craig takes Bond. From watching the South Bank Show thing the other day, I get the impression that not only has he seen all the films but that he's also read all the Flemings. And loves them and has really thought about them. He comes across as a real fan and also as probably the best-prepared of all the actors to have played Bond.

We really are incredibly fortunate to have him in the role. He's one of the very best things to have ever happened to the world of 007.

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Good stuff, Loomy. Agreed on all counts.

I think the hoopla surrounding the release of Casino Royale caught Craig off-guard (as did the backlash toward his casting). For Quantum of Solace, he seems much more comfortable with the press, while being wonderfully candid and carefree in the way he expresses his opinions.

He also appears totally committed to the role - it's clear the epic success of Casino Royale gave him a real boost.

[TheHildebrandRarity]

Sadly I was expecting this. I thought we'd done away with Moneypenny and Q and the moments of sillyness. I guess i'll just have to make do with CR and QOS then.

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Sadly I was expecting this. I thought we'd done away with Moneypenny and Q and the moments of sillyness. I guess i'll just have to make do with CR and QOS then.

I would have thought so too, but Craig saying this has convinced me it could work:

"But I think you offer it to the best actors you can and you say to them, 'Forget what’s happened, reinvent it, tell us what you think these characters should be,' and that’s where it should come from."

Imagine Eon bringing on respected actors for what are relatively minor roles, like Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman in the new Batman movies. Each have given their roles gravitas. Granted, neither had the baggage attached that Moneypenny and Q do, but there's certainly the potential to revitalise these characters.

[TheHildebrandRarity]

I can see what your saying [dark], it is very likely now that they will return for bond 23, I guess I would had prefered Q to be Major Boothroyd as the equipment officer (less moments of sillyness), Moneypenny well there will always be that flirtatious moment but I guess I could maybe live with it. As for more humour and gags, i wouldn't really want to go back to the PB one liners!! But I guess we'll have to see.

[Mister E]

I much rather see a closer relationship with Bill Tanner and either Mary Goodnight or Loelia Ponsonby.