# Daniel Craig told to "Shut Up" & stop bashing Bond films. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419 "2015-10-12T14:06:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419/61 "2015-10-15T23:02:24Z")
> [@Reluctant\_A](#): > > This is clearly unscientific, so take it for whatever you think it’s worth, but an internet search pulls down roughly seven times as many hits for Idris Elba as for Naveen Andrews. Their respective IMDb pages also suggest that Elba has more than double the acting credits, and appears to have many more ‘leading’ roles. To me Idris Elba is the more recognizable actor, I have seen and heard more of his work in that few years than Naveen Andrews. But that is just me. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419/62 "2015-10-15T23:05:19Z")
Sure Daniel Craig is not being totally serious about how awful things are, just that the shoot was really hard work and he wants to emphasize the fact that it was grueling to him. Whether he is thankful or not regarding having the chance to play James Bond, who knows? By the way I really want to watch this, the commercial promo seems really interesting and the villain fascinates, from what little I have seen of him. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419/63 "2015-10-15T23:17:16Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > He’s the douchebag from the Office that made Michael quit and form the Michael Scott Paper Company. Also he was pretty dickish to Jim. Idris Elba didn’t do any of that, to be fair to the actor Idris Elba. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419/64 "2015-10-15T23:19:49Z")
Time for a near unknown Scottish actor to take the role. Clearly what the franchise needs. Craig, I did not like but I have not really liked any of the Bonds except Connery. I do agree Moore was the worst though. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419/65 "2015-10-16T00:20:01Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Emily Blunt would make a good Bond (OK, 006 or something) Nobody will be playing 006 anytime soon. 006 aka Alec Trevelyan, was killed in the movie Goldeneye. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419/66 "2015-10-16T01:17:16Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Well if they are aiming to capture the black America Bond film going market, sure I guess. There’s a lot more Asian British folks than black ones, so if diversity is the goal Naveen seems more appropriate. I doubt if that’s a distinction that would make much difference from a British point of view - that is, I find it hard to imagine that there’s a significant constituency who’d watch one because of his ethnicity, but not the other. But I’d knock Idris Elba out of the race because he’s too famous (and if Andrews is well known too, by all means scratch him as well - I hadn’t heard of him myself). You don’t need a well-known face to sell Bond - _Bond_ is what sells Bond. Certainly I’d never heard of Daniel Craig pre-_Casino Royale_. I’m sure there’s masses of talented thirty-year-olds out there that nobody’s ever heard of - give one of them the break. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-craig-told-to-shut-up-stop-bashing-bond-films/734419.md?page=3)