Make it shaken, not stirred, and with a side of gender equality for Daniel Craig's James Bond.
The actor, who stepped back into the Lothario superspy's designer shoes for the upcoming "Spectre," told British Esquire he hopes his Bond "is not as sexist and misogynistic as [earlier incarnations]."
"The world has changed. I am certainly not that person. But he is, and so what does that mean? It means you cast great actresses and make the parts as good as you can for the women in the movies," Daniel told the mag in a new interview.
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In "Spectre," Bond's rotating harem of women won't keep him from experiencing a gnawing emptiness.
"He’s very f**king lonely. He’s f**king these beautiful women but then they leave and it’s… sad," he told the mag. "And as a man gets older it’s not a good look. It might be a nice fantasy – that’s debatable – but the reality, after a couple of months…"
Daniel admitted he was initially apprehensive about taking on the "rigidity" of the legendary 007, and has only recently relaxed into the role.
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"It was like, 'F**k it. I’m James Bond, for f**k’s sake. So I’ll do James Bond,'" he said. "The fact of it is, it’s not a bad position to be in. I used to get asked all the time, ‘Don’t you worry that you’re going to get typecast?’ ‘And?’"
Adding, "I mean, talk about a high-class problem."
The actor may be ready to leave MI6 behind for good though.
When asked if he'd like to star in another Bond film after "Spectre," he said, "At this moment, no. I have a life and I've got to get on with it a bit. But we'll see."
"Spectre," which also stars Monica Bellucci (the oldest actress to play a Bond girl in the franchise's history), will hit theaters on November 6.
-- Erin O'Sullivan
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