Defamer
New 007 Daniel Craig has been having a time of it lately: His web-enabled critics are accusing him of being nothing more than a blonde Bond shell, and reports from the set have him losing teeth in fight sequences gone awry and incapable of driving his own Aston Martin. Leave it to his legacy, then, to come to his defense. The Scoop notes that the Bond Craig replaced, Pierce Brosnan, somewhat magnanimously explained to a UK reporter that injuries on a Bond shoot are common, saying,
I got stitched up and sewn up a few times, it just didn
t get in the papers. [...] There
s going to be mishaps.
But it was the predominant Bond of our youth, Roger Moore, who really rallied for Craig, telling a Canadian reporter:
"He's a helluva good actor," said Moore, 78, noting that critics haven't even seen Craig in the role yet. "So why attack him?"
While a vote of confidence from arguably the second- and third-favorite Bonds of all time should help somewhat with Craig's persistent credibility issues, ultimately, what he really needs is for the greatest Bond of all to give him his five-word seal of approval.
- Former 007 Defends Daniel Craig [AP]
- Notes from all over (first item) [The Scoop]
- [You're the Man Now Dog.com]
Comments
There is something sad about this backlash. Rather than going out and protesting the war, people are protesting an actor's role. It's mindless.
Connery on Craig as Bond: "Who would claim to be that, who was not?"
i agree with sorbet...no one has even seen him in the role. i talked crap on reese witherspoon's impending oscar before seeing her flick...now that i've seen 'walk the line' i can say with certainty, yep. felicity deserves it.
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