“Blonde. James Blonde.” Twenty years ago, variations of that joke could be found all over the internet. That’s because October 14, 2005 was the day that Eon Productions announced that Daniel Craig had been cast as James Bond .

The announcement was classic Bond, with Craig riding toward the reporters in a Royal Navy speedboat, and then posing for pictures while flanked by producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson. Standing next to him was director Martin Campbell, who promised the movie would be “definitely darker, more character, less gadgets.”

Of course, Campbell was correct, as that movie was the reboot film Casino Royale , considered by many to be the best in the franchise. Moreover, many still consider Craig’s Bond to be the best interpretation of the character creat

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