I just read another story last night that said that they aren't going to have Bond smoke. And along with the fact that Craig 'hates guns' and what they can do it seems theyre going in the exact opposite direction that Brosnan wants.

He's right though, if they would stop worrying about being so politically correct and make a real gritty, macho, sexy, violent Bond they'd have a blockbuster hit. I doubt you can make that kind of Bond though today, unfortunately.

It sounds like Brosnon was more upset at the producers of the Bond series with this whole ordeal. He probably doesn't have anything again Craig personally and I think it's cool that he's giving him a kind of thumbs-up for the role.

I'd like to know why the media keeps calling Craig "the first blonde Bond"--wasn't Roger Moore a blonde ?

Craig said at his press conference when he was announced that he'd spoken to Brosnan before hand who told him to "go for it". Brosnan has never had a problem with Craig.

He did have a problem with people he'd known for 25 yrs, people he said who go on about them all being "family" firing him over the phone without much of any explantation after he'd been publically asked back and they said the role was his for as long as he wanted.

That article where he says maybe they're regreting their decison was from an interview Brosnan did with Entertainment Weekly back in the summer before Craig was even announced.

Roger had dark blonde hair and it was dyed brown for Bond. I think the media harp on his blondness because it would be rude to refer to him as the first homely and not too tall blonde.

Thank you drake for noticing the blond thing, I had a problem with that too. In Peirce's quote he mentions drugs, I have been reading the Bond books and I can't recall drugs particularly Bond using can someone clear that up for me?

Bond uses Benzedrine to keep himself awake/alert -- most often mixing it with alcohol. The most notable examble is Moonraker before the card game, but also in LALD and TSWLM.

Thank you ember, I had forgoten that part in Moonraker. I guess when I read drugs I thought of harder stuff, I just kind of wrote benzedrine off. That would make for a good scene in a film to show the flawed side of Bond. Thanks again for reminding me.

Just a few quick lines..I was totally bowled over when I first heard the news regarding Daniel Craig being the next Bond ! Where the hell did this guy come from?? There is just no way he should have ever have been a candidate. It truly makes me think that it is another case of "juice".."who you know,not what you know". Just WHERE does the connection/catagory of "handsome" fit in? Suave..debonair.. Whoever was in charge of casting definately "lost the plot". I've been a long time Bond fan and remember going to see Sean Connery at the movie theatre / cinema in "You only live twice".
For me there was and is only one true Bond and that's Connery. Coming in right behind was Pierce Brosnan who also was nothing short of excellent. I predict the re-make of Casino Royale will be a disaster sounding the death knell for James. The Bond films have had a good run and should best be remembered for their originality and classic performances of the actors involved. The film industry is just grasping at straws with all these re-makes. The movies "The Italian Job" and "Alfie" are classic examples of poor re-makes. If the film industry want todays youth to experience classic film then just re-issue the originals on the big screen. By doing this film goers today will also gain some insight into our past culture, and will come to appreciate truly great acting without all of the special computer generated special effects that are put into films of this era just to draw bigger audiences. WOW!..Sorry i thought i was going to keep this short !