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NEWS ABOUT: Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig stories: 16 news summaries

 Get the Freaking 
 Phone! Jackman 
 Stops Play for 
 Fan's Cell 

Actor steps out of character to confront audience member

Sep 29, 09 1:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Don't mess with the wolverine. Miffed Hugh Jackman stopped his Broadway play in its tracks to tell an audience member to turn off his cell phone. Jackman suddenly pulled out of character and asked the errant cell-phone user: "Do you want to get that?" while the the gadget rang.... More »

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theater • New York City • cell phones • Broadway • Daniel Craig • Wolverine • X-Men • Hugh Jackman • stage

 Barbie, He-Man Flicks 
 Launch Casting Rumors 

As two more toy franchises head to the big screen, speculation starts

Sep 25, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Barbie and He-Man are joining fellow toy franchises Transformers and GI Joe on the big screen, who can play the iconic characters? The Independent has some ideas. For Barbie:
  • Anna Faris, Heather Graham, or Katherine Heigl: Would be perfect if not for the
... More »

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entertainment • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Paris Hilton • celebrity • Barbie • Daniel Craig • Christian Bale • Katherine Heigl • Reese Witherspoon • Heather Graham • Hayden Panettiere • Dakota Fanning • Anna Faris

 The 2009 Best-Dressed List 

2009 list also includes sports figures, politicians, royalty, entertainers, artists

Aug 4, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vanity Fair’s 2009 International Best-Dressed List is as glamorous as ever, but the magazine didn’t ignore the global pinch of the recession. A sampling of the honorees, along with their favorite recession-friendly bargain-hunting locale or item:
  • Michelle Obama: J. Crew
  • Barack Obama: Secret Service
... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • fashion • Brad Pitt • Michelle Obama • Michael Bloomberg • celebrity • Tiki Barber • Daniel Craig • Alicia Keys • Renee Zellweger • Carla Bruni • Aerin Lauder • Jane Lauder • Anne Hathaway • Kelly Ripa • Penelope Cruz • Jay-ZTV

More Want Brad in Skivvies, But Give Obama Style Edge

Pres ranks as world's most stylish

Jun 17, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans would rather see Brad Pitt in his undies than any other man, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rounding out the top five in a Jockey survey pegged to Father’s Day are Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, and President Obama. Underwear fantasies aside, Reuters adds, the president is... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Brad Pitt • poll • celebrity • Daniel Craig • George Clooney • Will Smith • Matthew McConaughey • underwear • President Obama • Hugh Jackman

(Newser) - Leave it to professors to nail down exactly what type of woman James Bond wants in bed. A team of pop culture researchers have pored over the mythical MI-5 spy's list of 195 female contacts in the first 20 Bond movies to determine the sex partner he most prefers: women... More »

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entertainment • women • sex • James Bond • Daniel Craig • Sean Connery • MI5 • Pierce Brosnan • 007 • blonde bombshells • Moonraker • Iam Flemming • brunette

Hollywood Hunks Bound
for Broadway

Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman set to co-star in play about cops

May 27, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman will share a Broadway stage this fall in A Steady Rain, the dark tale of two Chicago cops whose lifelong friendship is tested. This is Craig’s New York stage debut, though the Bond man has performed in London theaters, the Post reports. Jackman is... More »

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Broadway • play • Daniel Craig • Hugh Jackman • A Steady Rain

 Princes, Celebs, Frog 
 Team Up in Green Vid 

Charles joined by sons, A-listers to promote project

May 5, 09 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Princes William and Harry are joined by a cast of superstars—and a belching digital frog—in a video helping their father promote environmental awareness, the Mirror reports. Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Daniel Craig, and the Dalai Lama are among those appearing in the clip promoting Prince Charles’ Rainforests Project.... More »

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entertainment • environment • MySpace • Prince William • Prince Charles • Prince Harry • rainforest • online videos • celebrity • Dalai Lama • Daniel Craig • Harrison Ford • Robin Williams

 Bond Takes 
 Quantum Box 
 Office Leap 

Spy franchise shows no signs of fading

Nov 16, 08 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace continued its Friday momentum and shattered the record for the best Bond weekend opening, Variety reports. Solace banked $70.4 million, topping Die Another Day's $47 million debut. Rounding out the weekend's top five: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ($36.1 million), Role Models ($11.7 million), High ... More »

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box office • James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies • Quantum of Solace

 Quantum Breaking 
 Bond Record 

Quantum of Solace expected to score the series' grandest US opening ever

Nov 15, 08 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace is poised to post the biggest opening weekend in James Bond franchise history, Variety reports. The blockbuster grossed $27 million in domestic box-office returns yesterday, when it opened in 3,451 theaters nationwide. The movie is expected to bank more than $60 million over the weekend, besting... More »

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James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies • Quantum of Solace

MOVIE REVIEW

 Craig's Bond Saves Solace 

Daniel Craig shines in superspy sequel but some find Bond brand too diluted

Nov 14, 08 12:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Quantum of Solace doesn't quite measure up to its predecessor, but that's because the Bond makers set the bar so high with Casino Royale, say critics. Daniel Craig returns for his second outing as the superspy, and his cold-blooded but charismatic performance ensures that his "place as the best... More »

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movie review • James Bond • Daniel Craig • action movie • Quantum of Solace

 New Bond Gives 
 Signature Phrases a Rest 

Quantum of Solace won't see bartenders advised to make martini 'shaken, not stirred'

Oct 20, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Daniel Craig is cutting the camp in his latest turn as super-spy James Bond. In the new 007 film, Quantum of Solace, Craig doesn't instruct a bartender on how to make his cocktail, and there's no "Bond, James Bond" introduction, USA Today reports. "I'm as big a fan... More »

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spy • James Bond • Daniel Craig • Quantum of Solace • movie previews • 007




 The Fittest
 Guys in
 America
 

Barack Makes list of fittest guys

May 20, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has already nailed one nomination. He's cruised onto a list of the fittest guys in America. His 16-hour days on the campaign trail, early morning workouts at hotel gyms, brisk 45-minute runs and pick-up basketball games put him in some super-fit company, according to the list compiled by... More »

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Barack Obama • health • Tiger Woods • Brady Quinn • exercise • Dwight Howard • workout • Daniel Craig • Chase Utley • fitness • Will Smith • Greg Long • Wladimir Klitschko • Curtis Stone • Flo Rida • Walter Dix • Dierks Bentley • Jason Osborn • Jason Wright • Ed Donner • Mac Danzig • Shemar Moore • Mark Steines • Doug Anderson • Greg Plitt • Amaury Nolasco • Ryan Sheckler • Ty Loomis • Dave Salmoni • Romeo Miller

Bond's Aston Martin Dumped in the Drink

Stunt driver loses control of $240K
sports car

Apr 20, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Bond may be needing a new set of wheels after authorities fished his Aston Martin out of an Italian lake yesterday, the Telegraph reports. A stunt driver lost control of the $240,000 roadster and dumped it in the drink, suffering a few small bruises—but the film, Quantum ... More »

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sports cars • Aston Martin • James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies

'007' Takes a Break From Dodging Bullets

Craig tries on role as depressed, aging actor in new low-budget flick

Apr 14, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The "blond Bond" is taking a drastic break from guns, chicks, and shaken martinis: Daniel Craig plays a depressed, aging actor in the low-budget British flick Flashbacks of a Fool. Craig calls the role “a personal journey,” the AP reports. “I think you have to... More »

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celebrity • James Bond • Daniel Craig • movies • acting • Flashbacks of a Fool

NEW RELEASE

Golden Compass Hard to Follow

Movie has great special effects but little soul, critics say

Dec 7, 07 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Critics are mixed on The Golden Compass, praising the controversial film's special effects but complaining about a lack of engaging storytelling. "The film is dominated by computer-generated effects and they're most of its problem— they don't give us anything to emotionally attach to or invest in," wrote Paula... More »

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Nicole Kidman • movie review • Daniel Craig • Golden Compass • Philip Pullman • Dakota Blue Richards • movies

Does Armani Make a Football Helmet?

Pats QB tops Esquire's list of the best-dressed men of 2007—no, really

Aug 8, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - On a best-dressed list, one might expect a few actors—but world leaders, a presidential hopeful, and couple of journalists, all trailing a guy who often works in sweatpants? Esquire, you've officially blown our minds. The top 10:
  1. Tom Brady
  2. Jay-Z
  3. Daniel Craig
  4. Barack Obama
  5. André Balazs
More »

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Barack Obama • fashion • list • clothes • Tom Brady • Daniel Craig • André Balazs • Jay-Z

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