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The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    If they do another it would be cool to see the next film as a totally standalone film with Craig being the only link casting link. Go wild with a new cast. There would probably be plenty that want to work on that project after having seen KNIVES OUT.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    If they do another it would be cool to see the next film as a totally standalone film with Craig being the only link casting link. Go wild with a new cast. There would probably be plenty that want to work on that project after having seen KNIVES OUT.

    I think that is the plan, RJ said he'd love to do one every few years with Craig and a new cast, a Poirot for the 21st century essentially.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited December 2019 Posts: 15,690
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    If they do another it would be cool to see the next film as a totally standalone film with Craig being the only link casting link. Go wild with a new cast. There would probably be plenty that want to work on that project after having seen KNIVES OUT.

    I would very much love if a sequel to Knives Out becomes the long-awaited opportunity to have 2 Bond's appearing together. Either Brosnan or Dalton (or both?), but it would really be exciting to see.

    In any case I'd really enjoy a sequel. Knives Out was one of the most entertaining films this year.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Just seen Knives Out over the weekend with the Mrs. Great movie, I really enjoyed Daniel's performance, he was great in it, funny and wise and he had brilliant chemistry with Ana, who by the way was the star of the movie. She was fantastic
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Young Indy vs Daniel Craig
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    edited December 2019 Posts: 8,025
    Ha. The DVD Set even included a pic of Craig on the cover which I’m positive was a promo pic from CR simply photoshopped.

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  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    Apparently there seem to be disgruntled Star Wars fans review bombing KNIVES OUT on IMDb because they can't let go of a grudge against Rian Johnson.
    There is a similar thing percolating for NTTD. Wishing critical and financial failure on the next Bond film.

    It happened for SF, as well. Oscar-winning director + Oscar-winning villain = some fans going to the theater looking for reasons to hate it. And we see the lingering effects on these boards, 7 years later.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited December 2019 Posts: 13,032
    Yes it's regular activity well before 2012. All the strictures and conditions and fears floated in advance of a film even existing, @TripAces. And it will always draw like sentiment, feeds itself, not a surprise. For a forum like this, when it's chronic it goes beyond expression of opinion. To me it's the equivalent to going to a good restaurant and complaining about the food.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    I wish Craig ending his 007 run with a decent movie because like all previous to him deserved a similar chance.
    Knives Out is a decent movie which I enjoyed just as I enjoy similar stuff Lik Agatha Christie movies, I do not care so much who the director is only if the movie is decent.

    I generally do not go to the movies for a director unless it is Spielberg of Ridley Scott, my wife's favorite is Tarantino so I get to see those too.

    Fanboys are stupid be it the Star Wars lot, the 007 lot of Star Trek lot, I decide for my self what I enjoy and if it is done in the proper way.

    I am no fan of the Mendes 007 movie but that movie about the First World War looks like something I might enjoy. But that has to do with the subject imho.
  • cwl007cwl007 England
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    Only just clicked into this thread for the first time so apologies if this has been said before.
    I was having a casual watch of Bullitt as I channel hopped t'other night and I was struck, really amazed by the likeness between Steve McQueen and DC himself. I don't just mean a facial resemblance, although there is one, but it was more the physical mannerisms, line delivery, they even share the same gait in their walks.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    cwl007 wrote: »
    Only just clicked into this thread for the first time so apologies if this has been said before.
    I was having a casual watch of Bullitt as I channel hopped t'other night and I was struck, really amazed by the likeness between Steve McQueen and DC himself. I don't just mean a facial resemblance, although there is one, but it was more the physical mannerisms, line delivery, they even share the same gait in their walks.

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  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I think Craig was going to do a McQueen film awhile back but that fell through, and now it's probably too late unless he wants to play McQueen in his final years.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Knives Out has passed the $100 million domestic milestone and $200 million world-wide milestone. Great news for such a film, I hope a sequel will be announced soon.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Knives Out has passed the $100 million domestic milestone and $200 million world-wide milestone. Great news for such a film, I hope a sequel will be announced soon.

    Given how well it's done, it's looking on track to be his most successful non-Bond film as a leading actor. COWBOYS & ALIENS and THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO both cracked the $100 million in 2011, but they were much more expensive productions.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    edited December 2019 Posts: 4,043
    I imagine DC is waiting to get Bond out the way and rumours are that RJ is done with Star Wars.

    I wouldn't be surprised if at some point this year it will be announced that another Benoit Blanc mystery has been green lit.

    To be honest RJ is better doing projects where he is wanted and not trying to satisfy fanatic Star Wars fan boys.

    I don't mind him making more but would prefer he puts his efforts to use giving us BB mysteries every couple of years instead.

    This type of story telling was ripe for being revived and Johnson has done it with a aplomb, I absolutely loved Knives Out.

    Daniel has the potential to set himself up for the next phase of his acting career, while the most significant role of his life is coming to an end, he can get ready for returning to a new role fairly regularly.

    This way he can do a biggish mainstream franchise and also make smaller films and do stage work if he chooses.

    He has the potential to be the most successful actor who has ever played the role now. Before KO came along I had my doubts.

    Although he has shown now he can take on another role and while never get completely away from the shadow of Bond like any of the other previous actors in the role.

    To go from possibly the most significant film character of all time to then find another role that he becomes famous for in its own right, must be a first for any actor who has been assigned the number 007.

    The future could be very bright for Daniel Craig indeed.
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
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    I would absolutely love if Daniel becomes/remains an active ambassador for Bond after NTTD - pretty much like Roger Moore was. He was the best one for this in his post-bond time and that was absolutely delightful.

    Daniel does not necessarily need to remain a producer or something ... but he was so successful in this role and seems to be stepping into a successful post-bond career now that it seems logical if he would do so. Connery, as great as he was ad 007, was so sour that only at very much the end of his career he seemed to find some warm(er) words for the role that made him a superstar.

    KO opens Jan 2nd here in Germany and I am going to see it for sure. I am confident all those rave reviews of the movie itself plus the performances of Ana and Daniel are well worth the ticket price.
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
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    https://m.spiegel.de/kultur/kino/knives-out-mit-daniel-craig-chris-evans-ein-mordsspass-filmkritik-a-1303051.html

    Excellent review for Knives Out (german language). Looking forward to see it!
  • ggl007ggl007 www.archivo007.com Spain, España
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  • Pierce2DanielPierce2Daniel
    edited January 2020 Posts: 4,400
    Daniel has arrived for the Golden Globes...
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    A big Bond showing at the Globes tonight....you have:
    1. Daniel Craig
    2. Pierce Brosnan
    3. Ana De Armas
    4. Rami Malek
    5. Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    6. Sam Mendes
    7. Thomas Newman
    8. Andrew Scott
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    The man really knows how to wear a brown suit!
  • UnivexUnivex
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    Looking sharp! Rachel helps ;)
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    Nominee Profile 2020: Daniel Craig, “Knives Out”
    https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominee-profile-2020-daniel-craig-knives-out

    In his most recent conversation with the HFPA, the 51-year old actor who is known for his reserved demeanor answered: “I am in the lucky situation where I get to read scripts and be sent scripts and offers. I’m at the stage in my career where I just want to work with people I like. Life is too short. That’s the only plan I have. To work only with people who I like. Only with nice people”.

    And a lovely mention of DC in Ana de Armas profile:
    https://goldenglobes.com/articles/nominee-profile-2020-ana-de-armas-knives-out

    She considers Daniel Craig a mentor - she finds his relentless way of working inspiring, having acted with him twice, playing a CIA agent in the James Bond movie No Time to Die by Cary Fukunaga, after Knives Out.
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
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    A sequel to Knives Out is officially on the way.
    So I learned exclusively that “Knives Out” director Rian Johnson– who’s waiting for his marching orders on new “Star Wars” movies– has been commissioned to write a sequel of sorts to his clever, funny “Knives Out.” Johnson will pen a new story for Craig’s charming Southern detective Benoit Blanc. “It will have all new characters and a crime to solve for Benoit Blanc.”

    https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/01/05/exclusive-daniel-craigs-life-after-bond-his-knives-out-character-benoit-blanc-will-get-a-sequel-and-maybe-more
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    I’m glad. Knives Out was great and feels like it could be a great franchise potentially.
  • UnivexUnivex
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    AgentJamesBond007 wrote: »
    A sequel to Knives Out is officially on the way.
    So I learned exclusively that “Knives Out” director Rian Johnson– who’s waiting for his marching orders on new “Star Wars” movies– has been commissioned to write a sequel of sorts to his clever, funny “Knives Out.” Johnson will pen a new story for Craig’s charming Southern detective Benoit Blanc. “It will have all new characters and a crime to solve for Benoit Blanc.”

    https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/01/05/exclusive-daniel-craigs-life-after-bond-his-knives-out-character-benoit-blanc-will-get-a-sequel-and-maybe-more

    Brilliant news! Once a year or every two years (more realistically) on Christmas would be great ;)
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    This will be an early Christmas present every 2 years.

    I'm intrigued what is the next mystery for Benoit Blanc. Rian seems aware of the mechanics of these kind of stories and is most aware that the pieces need to fit together coherently and believably for this to work.

    If he can apply the brilliance he did with Knives Out with another Benoit Blanc mystery this series could run and run.

    I'm delighted.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Does anyone know when Knives Out will be available on DVD/Blu-ray/digital?
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Does anyone know when Knives Out will be available on DVD/Blu-ray/digital?

    Released here in the UK 30/03/20, think it might earlier than that in the U.S.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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    Shardlake wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Does anyone know when Knives Out will be available on DVD/Blu-ray/digital?

    Released here in the UK 30/03/20, think it might earlier than that in the U.S.

    Thanks! Might be even later here in Norway (it didn't premiere until December 6 in cinemas), but it's good to know when to expect home media releases.
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