Not only is Craig, 38, the best Bond since Sean Connery, he’s the first of the Bonds (great Scot Connery, one-shot George Lazenby, charmer Roger Moore, stuff-shirt Timothy Dalton and smoothie ...

Revisiting 2006’s ‘Casino Royale’ 50 Years of James Bond. By Peter Debruge. Plus Icon. Peter Debruge ... (with Timothy Dalton), outmoded to modern (under Pierce Brosnan).

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Timothy Dalton was gritty, no-nonsense, and believable in a two-movie run that established him as the most underrated James Bond actor. ... Craig took over from Brosnan for Casino Royale, ...

The fateful decision to equip Bond with an invisible car in Die Another Day, meanwhile, contributed to producers pushing for a more gritty and grounded 007 in Casino Royale. For Timothy Dalton ...

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