Cat Jones beat me to it, but he looks like Steve McQueen in that picture. And I can definitely see McQueen as a Bond.
Now I just think he looks ridiculous in that picture. It looks like the poster from a cheesy horror flick.
I’m straight, but I have no problem with saying another man is handsome. I think Daniel Craig is quite handsome. I know you probably don’t believe me, so I would be completely willing to kiss him to prove it to you, even though I am, as I said, emphatically not gay. Not at all.
I probably wouldn’t want to talk to him later when my friends are around, though. Actually, that would probably be really awkward. So maybe I wouldn’t. Look, let’s just forget I said anything, okay?
OK, so the OP likes men with dark hair & big square jaws. Whatever. I like Craig’s droopy pale eyes, lean cleft chin, strong nose, & general blondness. Not quite what I think of as “Bond” (in my mind, James looks like a mix of Timothy Dalton, Sean Connery, & various random elements) but not unattractive for an action star. And hey, as a straight guy, I like my action stars heroically handsome.
So let’s admit that the issue with Craig is that he’s just different looking & go on. I can live with it; he looks a bit like he could be a Ian Fleming relative.
I’m pretty sure that guy on the right has already starred in a few movies.
I don’t really care for Bond movies, but will definitely be going to see Casino Royale because of both Craig’s hotness/talent and because the trailer just looks so damn cool. I think the whole franchise was just getting too slick with Brosnan in the role. This Bond looks like he’ll stain his shirt a bit.
I confess I’ve never read the Fleming novels so I don’t know what the tone of the novels are. However, I do know that the Bond movies are marketed as action adventures: dramatic yet a bit campy. To me, it’s a European version of a “Raiders of the Lost Ark” type movie. (Or vice versa)
The reason I prefer Sean Connery as Bond above the much better looking Brosnan (who is drop-dead gorgeous) and the somewhat better looking Moore, is that Connery had a tongue-in-cheek attitude, a twinkle in his eye, that was absent in the other two. The attitude and sense of humor was what made Bond sexy.
As far as Craig goes, the jury is still out for me. Yeah, he’s not particularly handsome, but neither was Harrison Ford. And I think we can all agree that Indiana Jones was a very cool character.
I’m still sad that they didn’t give the part to Hugh Jackman. He would have been perfect.
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Damn right he would have been perfect. Christian Bale would also have been perfect. Clive Owen would also have been a better choice than Daniel Craig.
My first choice would definitely have been Christian Bale, because of his looks and his tremendous acting ability. Many do not realize that he is Welsh and does not speak with an American accent in real life, so a Bond movie would give audiences a chance to see him speak in his natural voice.
I’ll point out one more thing. I watched Layer Cake and was underwhelmed by Craig’s supposed bad-ass-ness. He spent most of that movie getting his ass kicked and looking sad and haggard. This may be a testament to his acting chops, but I must say that if it was Pierce Brosnan in the role in Layer Cake, he would have looked like a million bucks even while taking a beating.
He is Welsh, but he does speak with an American accent. Don’t ask me how. Bale’s perhaps *too *tortured to play Bond.
Besides, he’s already Batman. Why step down the scale of coolness?
I don’t think this is true. Some people saw Bale in interviews regarding Batman which he did in his American accent to stay true to the character of Bruce Wayne, and assumed this was his normal accent. In the special interviews on the American Psycho DVD he does indeed speak in a British accent.
That’s why Bond can’t hold a candle to Jack Bauer. 
“I have to shoot your wife in the face and then screw her… OR MILLIONS WILL DIE!” :rolleyes:
I still think this guy would make a great Bond. Not that I have anything against Daniel Craig.
I was hoping for Paul Blackthorne, but that’s just cuz he’s hot. I’d actually go see a new Bond film if he was Bond.
See, this is part of the problem. Craig really suffers in comparison to who else (theoretically, anyway) could have been Bond. I agree that he’s not good looking enough. He looks like a Russian hockey player.
I was also disappointed in the selection of Eva Green as a Bond Girl. I know some guys will now come running in to say she’s hot as the fire of a thousand suns, but I don’t see it, especially in comparison to our last Bond Girl, Halle Berry.
I mean - come on. Here’s Pierce and Halle. Here’s David and Eva (and the third girl whose name I don’t know). No comparison.
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I just want to say that I wish I was as “ugly” as Danny Craig. Geez!
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Thank God that handsome Ronald Reagan* played Rick Blaine in Casablanca instead of that ugly motherfucker Humphrey Bogart, who we know by his very weird looks could never ever pull off a suave role. Just think how awful Bogart would have looked trying to wear those elegant suits, how he would have been eclipsed by Conreid and Bergman…
Who cares about Bogie’s acting ability–Reagan was just so pretty as Rick, wasn’t he? And that is what counts.
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Sir Rhosis
*never seriously considered, I know
I think straight men honestly have no clue what women find attractive about men. Most women aren’t entirely about the physical, though it’s a factor. I know what’s really smoking hot about a lot of guys is the way they carry themselves, their self-confidence, sense of humor, and a lot of less tangible qualities. I’ve known dozens of women who were hot for Jeff Goldblum (myself included), but I’ve never met a guy who wasn’t completely creeped out by that. You guys just don’t get it, and that’s why James Bond gets all the girls and you don’t. 
That said, Daniel Craig is dead sexy and I’m really looking forward to Casino Royale.