He moved to London to join the National Youth Theatre at the age 17 and continued his training at the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The script is currently being polished by Academy Award®-nominated writer, Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby).īorn in 1968, DANIEL CRAIG was raised on the Wirral nr. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade wrote the screenplay based on famed author Ian Fleming's first novel. It will be filmed in the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production begins shooting in January and is due for release worldwide on November 17, 2006. His most recent film, 'The Legend of Zorro,' will be released on October 28, 2005.ĬASINO ROYALE will be the 21st James Bond film produced by the franchise holders, EON Productions. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and Amy Pascal, Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, that DANIEL CRAIG has been cast in the role of the legendary British secret agent, James Bond, in the highly anticipated 007 adventure thriller Casino Royale.ĬASINO ROYALE reunites Wilson and Broccoli with Martin Campbell, who directed the 1995 Bond blockbuster GOLDENEYE. It was announced today by producers Michael G.
