James Bond (Daniel Craig) in the chase sequence of CASINO ROYALE(2006).
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Daniel Craig Updates on BOND 22
By: Jarrod Sarafin, News EditorDate: Monday, November 26, 2007
Source: Edward Douglas and Heather Newgen at Comingsoon
While Daniel Craig attended the GOLDEN COMPASS press junket in London, some press had a chance to pose some questions his way. Two freelance reporters, Heather Newgen & Edward Douglas, wanted to clear the air with Craig on past JAMES BOND 22 news. While talking to him, they confirmed the timeframe for the setting of this film, the WGA strike not affecting the film, the humor aspect of the next film be based off a bad quote, etc .
Here's a sample of it provided by Comingsoon;
CS: Is the next script based on Ian Fleming's work at all?
Craig: There's nothing left as far as I know.
CS: Have they decided not to adapt any of the John Gardner's novels?
Craig: I don't think they ever would, because they don't own them. |I don't know what the deal is with that. We're taking the original idea. The funny thing is if you read Fleming's (novels), which I try to plow through occasionally, there's an awful lot of story lines that have never been used because obviously the films are based on the books. There are still ideas that we can sort of pluck from.
CS: This new movie starts right after "Casino Royale" ends?
Craig: That's the plan.
CS: I read somewhere you're going to inject a bit more humor into the next movie.
Craig: I was lying. I said, "Yes, it's going to be funny." I don't remember saying that, but if I did, I'm not going to shy away from the fact the occasionally there should be humor. I just don't like gags. I don't like written gags. That's not the way I've ever liked working and I don't think that's funny myself.
CS: "Casino Royale" marked a welcome return to the style and sensibilities of the earlier Bond movies, rather than the jokey more recent movies.
Craig: The idea of having jokes in Bond I don't think is completely wrong, but I think the jokes to need to come out tension. There needs to be moments of humor because we've all been sitting on the edge of our seat. I don't think you should write gags in Bond.
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JAMES BOND 22 hits theaters November 7, 2008.
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I will say, though, that I still think it would have been interesting to see Gerard Butler as Bond.