The Bond that strutted out of the sea in the Bahamas in 2006, with a prurient glance from the camera of the sort that had previously been reserved for "Bond Girls" - that was Fleming's Bond. That Bond, unclouded by self-doubt, was a creation of the movies. Coming from this Bond, you knew that was a lie.Īuthor Interviews From Shirley Bassey To Sam Smith, Bond Songs Remain A Pop Oddity "I don't stop to think about it," he said in 2015's Spectre. Like the Bond of Ian Fleming's novels - and unlike the Bond of the initial four decades of movies derived from them - this professional killer was as fallible as he was arrogant unlucky in love, frequently injured, conscious of the likelihood he would be killed on the job, given to morbid reflection. The Craig-model Bond we met in the 2006 reboot Casino Royale was a revelation. But what's more notable is that it marks the first time in this character's six-decade screen history that an actor has been given the chance to show us the beginning, middle, and end of 007's career in Her Majesty's Secret Service. But because of Craig's public reticence followed by production stalls followed by a series of pandemic-necessitated release delays, his 15-year stretch in the role is the longest any actor has held it uninterrupted. That's two fewer than the seven each that Sean Connery and Roger Moore got (though Connery's 7th was in an "unofficial" entry. The new - well, newish - No Time to Die is an extended (163 minute!) victory lap for Craig's five-film tenure as 007. James Bond At 50 Shaking, Stirring Up The James Bond Franchise
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