File this one under one of the stupidest things I have ever heard in my life (well, maybe that’s an exaggeration… but you get my point). A group of people who evidently don’t know anything (did that sound insulting? Good… it was meant to) have started an online petition at a site called “Craig Not Bond.Com”.
What’s the point? They’re trying to get the studio to stop production on the new Bond film and replace Daniel Craig who is the new James Bond. According to the good folks at Yahoo News quote the lunatics (oh sorry… I mean “fans”) as saying:
“EON Productions angered fans around the world when they fired Pierce Brosnan at the height of his popularity as Bond,” said a statement on the site. “To add insult to injury, EON cast a short, blond, odd-looking Daniel Craig in the role of Bond.”
“Craig, described by The New York Times as having a ‘pale, flattened face and large, fleshy ears’ is a terrible choice for Bond. If EON Productions and Sony Pictures will not accept they’ve made a big mistake, then Bond fans promise to boycott Casino Royale!”
Ummm… so let me get this straight. This bunch of clowns want the studio to halt their multi-million dollar production that’s already filming and fire Daniel Craig as Bond because…. they don’t like his look?!?!?!
Notice it’s not because they think he’s not a good thespian… it’s because they don’t like his look. HOW FRIGGING STUPID! Acting is not about the “look”. It’s about what that actor can emote, what they can portray, what kind of presence the actor can project from the big screen. Nowhere does it say “JAMES BOND IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THIS”.
Who knows, maybe Craig will suck as Bond. Or maybe he’ll be the best Bond of all time. Who knows. I don’t know yet… and I can guaran-damn-tee you that the clowns over at “Craig Not Bond” don’t know yet either. He’s a decent actor, and the studio apparently believes in him. So give the guy his one shot and see what he can do. Oh… and get a life while you’re at it.
