BOND IS BACK! Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes Set For Nov. 9, 2012 Release Date

[Hepcat]

Daniel Craig acts the part...if ya want non gadget Bond.

I agree. I like Daniel Craig as Bond. My praise for Timothy Dalton should not be taken as disparaging toward the other fellows. I like all of Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig as James Bond. Roger Moore though struck me as lacking the requisite menace for the role. He just seemed a touch too suave and urbane to be the Bond in Ian Fleming's books.

This Wikipedia article contains an excellent summary of Timothy Dalton's history and take on the role of James Bond:

Timothy Dalton writeup

[Dr.Teufel Geist]

thanks for the link.... 


Sam Neill was then screen-tested for the part of Bond, but was ultimately rejected.... now that would have been scary. 

[Haunted hearse]

I've heard a rumor that Jimmy Stewart was one of those considered for the part of Bond.  Somehow, I know he was a great talent as an actor, but I just can't imagine him speaking with a Brit accent.

[CreepysFan]

 For me the definitive Bond is Sean Connery, though i liked most of the others too.  Wasn't overly thrilled with Lazenby or Dalton, and didn't like Niven's portrayal at all.  I grew up with the Connery Bond as a kid, and I think I just mentally associate him more with the part.  Daniel Craig is doing a great job keeping the legend alive. 

[Terry]

I always thought No One could replace Connery as Bond, Until Daniel Craig. Craig's Bond doesn't have to rely on good looks to get the women,doesn't rely on gadgets to get in or out of trouble, He's just plain COOL. And Craig is a good actor.