Shaken, not stirred

No mention of who the Bond girl might be but I nominate Stana Katic. She had a ~1 minute appearance in Quantum of Solace and is qualified on all counts.


Five Things We Think We Know About the Next James Bond Movie


Josh Grossberg, eonline




Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace

After a long layoff, 007 is finally getting back his license to kill. The James Bond franchise got a creative shot in the arm back in 2006 with the casting of the ruggedly handsome Daniel Craig as the tuxedo-clad superspy in Casino Royale. Now three years since the last mission, 2008's Quantum of Solace, and after MGM's teetering finances nearly deep-sixed the Craig-led series, here are five things Flemingites oughta know about Bond's next great adventure: [b]AWFUL TRUTH: Bitch-Back! How Sneaky Is James Bond? 1. The Title's a Mystery, but About That Release Date: Commit it to memory. Nov. 9, 2012. Now that MGM has finally gotten its house in order ,
that day will live in Bond history as the day the next movie in the
secret agent's now 40-year-old canon—currently being referred to by its
working title of Bond 23—hits theaters. 2. Who's Back: Dame Judi Dench let slip Bond 23 's start date, telling the U.K.'s Express she
is indeed due to reprise her role as 007's tough-as-nails boss, M, for
the seventh time this November. "I don't know the location yet, but
hopefully it will be somewhere nice," said the 76-year-old acting
legend. "I can't tell you much more, but I do enjoy ­playing M as she is
such a strong character. I like being bossy, and my grandson thinks its
cool that I'm in Bond." Also returning is the screenwriting duo of Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who wrote the last five entries. 3. Is Daniel Free This Fall? With
shooting expected to commence in November 2011, Craig's increasingly
busy schedule will have cleared up, with four of his big 2011 films in
the pipeline: The would-be summer blockbuster Cowboys & Aliens, the drama Dream House with new squeeze Rachel Weisz, the Steven Spielberg-directed performance-capture fest The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and the heavily hyped English-language redo of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. 4. And the Villain Is:
Good question. But there are a number of talented actors whom producers
are eyeing to follow in the footsteps of such great baddies as Dr. No,
Blofeld, Goldfinger and Le Chiffre. Oscar-winner Javier Bardem is rumored to be in talks as Bond's main nemesis while Ralph Fiennes is being bandied about to play a "dark, complex" role. 5. Bond Will Take His Marching Orders From... A
007 film needs a director who will shake things up, much like Bond's
trademark martinis—someone to step in and keep it fresh, but at the same
time, not drift too far from the classic and the familiar. Enter American Beauty director Sam Mendes, whom producers tapped for this go-round to maintain the emotional depth the series began to explore when Craig came aboard. We're looking forward to seeing what he comes up with.

I just can't warm up to the new James Bond. Ben likes him. But I want my Bond suave and handsome....not ruggedly thug-like.

I concur about Stana. I just saw her in a tv movie about The Librarian. She did a very credible accent throughout that movie...french, I think.

I like Craig pretty well as Bond. Thuggish is sometimes necessary. :lol: I saw the Librarian movie with Stana. Was that the one where she was a vampire ? She speaks 5 languages so a French accent is probably no great stretch.

Yes, that's the movie. I was surprised that she wasn't just playing the Beckett role. The lass can act.

Due out later this year:

'Castle's' Stana Katic has been added to the cast of 'The Double,'
a new spy thriller from newbie director Michael Brant. She'll play a
"fiesty Russian prostitute" in the film, which stars Richard Gere and
Topher Grace as a CIA operative and young FBI agent, respectively, who
team to hunt down the killer of a senator. As we reported earlier this week, 'True Blood's' Stephen Moyer has also landed a role in the film, playing a Russian spy. [Heat Vision]

I love Daniel Craig...he made me feel like I was cheating on Sean Connery.

and there were plenty of times that Connery wasn't just a smooth be-tuxed character...I rarely think of the others because they tended to make him more of a playboy that what was in the source material. All of them were bigger womanizers that Craig...but that's coming...double ententres and a great car. (I hope.)

Feeling opinionated again....I really did love Craig....lol

He just reminds me of my Uncle Lou....who was a great guy but also not my idea of James Bond.

Uncle Lou! Uncle Lou.....

still funny....

nope...still no words...

I always liked the Bond movies when they were kind of tongue-in-cheek, along with a good story. The new version seems to be trying to keep up with all of the ultra action movies and not true to the character. Went to see the first one but now just wait until they show up on TV.