The solution? Restart the franchise by filming an adaptation of Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel and hire a largely unknown actor (Daniel Craig, best known for “Layer Cake” and as a member of the Mossad hit squad in “Munich”). Not only was the character himself an anachronistic throwback to a bygone era where leading men did unwise things like smoke cigarettes and have unprotected sex, but he’d become increasingly goofy, relying more and more on one-liners and gimmickry. The casting process went on for so long – and with so many red herrings dropped by Eon Productions and casting agents alike – that people seriously started questioning whether or not the world really needed another Bond movie. If you were an actor with a Q score higher than 25, your name was probably thrown into the mix along with the likes of Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, and *shudder* Orlando Bloom. When Pierce Brosnan announced he was stepping down from the role of James Bond, speculation about who would next inhabit 007’s natty threads immediately kicked into high gear.
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