New Delhi: James Bond, 007, is back. Or, at least he will be on Friday.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio backing 21st Bond adventure Bond film Casino Royale, said on Wednesday that the actor who will portray the suave secret agent with a license to kill be named at a news conference in London on October 14.
The new Bond will succeed Pierce Brosnan, who first donned the super spy?s tuxedo for 1995's Goldeneye and ended his run with 2002's Die Another Day.
No further details were disclosed, and the mystery remains over who will star in the film franchise that has grossed nearly $4 billion at global box offices since the first Bond flick, Dr. No, hit the silver screen in 1962.
Reports in London have identified Daniel Craig, the blonde British thespian, has been offered the part of the lady-killing super spy, replacing current 007 Pierce Brosnan when the film starts production early next year according to Britain's Daily Mail.
But Craig, who recently starred in the gangster film, Layer Cake, has not been confirmed.
The 37-year old British actor has 34 movies to his credit but is largely unknown outside the United Kingdom.
Craig has a screen image of a tough guy more than a pretty boy and is the most-rumored contender for the 007 badge.
Four others have portrayed Bond. Sean Connery and Roger Moore had successful outings as the secret agent while George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton bombed at the box office.
Casino Royale is scheduled to begin production in January and is expected to be in movie theaters in the fall of 2006.
(with inputs from Reuters)
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