Thursday, September 29, 2011

Daniel Craig 'Hopes' Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem Join 'Bond 23'

'I'm as excited about this script as I was about the 'Casino Royale' script,' he tells MTV News.
By Eric Ditzian


Daniel Craig
Photo: Ian Gavan/ Getty Images

This summer in Montana, while Daniel Craig was promoting "Cowboys & Aliens," the actor steered clear of any casting news relating to "Bond 23," declining to confirm to MTV News long-standing rumors that Ralph Fiennes and Javier Bardem were getting set to join the action flick.

A few months later, while promoting "The Adventures of Tintin," Craig was in more of a giving mood, letting us know that he's keeping his fingers crossed that Fiennes and Bardem are on set when production on "Bond 23" kicks off in early October.

"I hope so," he said about the two actors. "I hope so."

Bardem confirmed back in February that he was in talks to play a villain in the flick, while rumors have been floating since early in the year that Fiennes was looking to take on an unspecified role. In July, MTV News shot down reports that "Amazing Spider-Man" villain Rhys Ifans had also signed up for "Bond 23," with the actor telling us, "No, I just have a license to kill."

According to Craig, the way "Bond 23" is coming together has him the most excited about the franchise since he took on the iconic spy role years ago.

"We've got a great script this time," he told us. "I'm as excited about this script as I was about the 'Casino Royale' script. I think in Sam [Mendes] we've got the perfect director. The cast is coming together now. I can't wait to get going on it."

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671636/bond-23-daniel-craig-casting.jhtml

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