Daniel Craig keen for stage role

[CaptainLewis]

Daniel Craig has admitted that he would jump at the chance to appear in a play.

The 007 star, whose new film Defiance opens on Friday, is eager to make a return to the stage but not if the play is too complex.

The Sun quotes him as saying: "If a play came along right now, I would jump at it. I'm very keen on doing new writing with plays - that's where my heart is."

The 40-year-old confessed that he would prefer to stay away from appearing in a Shakespeare production, saying: "Not that I don't think that doing the classics is a wonderful idea, but Shakespeare's got too many lines and the other stuff is really complicated."

Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a14 ... -role.html

That would be a bit of a leap backwards for Craig wouldn't it.

[Kristatos]

"Too many lines, Mr. Shakespeare".

[CaptainLewis]

Thinking about it isn't Timothy Dalton, some sort of classical actor.

[Kristatos]

Thinking about it isn't Timothy Dalton, some sort of classical actor.

Yup, and he didn't find Shakespeare too much like hard work either.

[FormerBondFan]

"To be or not to be?"

[Kristatos]

"To be or not to be?"

"Not to be!"

[CaptainLewis]

Kristatos,

"To be or not to be?"

"Not to be!"

This is reminding me of my English A Levels

[katied]

Pretty sure that Craig did plays before he hit it big,so yeah,a bit of a step back.But apart from Bond,he doesn't have much else(his non-Bond films are hardly blockbusters )

[stockslivevan]

You're correct Katied, stage work was how he began his acting career.

[katied]

Yeah..he went to drama school in London ,and had to wait tables and actually was homeless for a while[/nerdy]

[LilleOSC]

Yeah..he went to drama school in London ,and had to wait tables and actually was homeless for a while[/nerdy]

Really? That must have been hard.

[CaptainLewis]

katied wrote:
Yeah..he went to drama school in London ,and had to wait tables and actually was homeless for a while[/nerdy]

Really? That must have been hard.

Well he has made a huge recovery, from rags to riches.

[katied]

True that..being homeless isn't easy..he gets a little slack from me for that fact

[Milton Krest]

"To be or not to be?"

"Not to be!"

id love to see Craig in a panto! HES BEHIND YOU!!! What character could Craig play in a panto? Captain Hook, he will probebly do an introspective minimalist performance to get the essance of the chracter ie.. gurn and pout

[katied]

how about Daniel Craig as a mime?

[FROSTY]

He's doing Pantomime later this year!:

CRAIG: "Where's my Bond career?"
AUDIENCE: "It's behind you!"

He's also going to appear in the QOS stage spin-off: "WAITING FOR GOD-AWFUL",
followed by it's sequel: "STILL WAITING FOR NET PROFITS"

He's then going to appear in a production of Monty Norman's musical: "A HOUSE FOR MISTER BISWAS" - which will be the first thing he's ever appeared in, that actually features the James Bond Theme during it!

[stockslivevan]

Probably not, but don't stop dreaming.

[FROSTY]

And here is Dan, taking to the stage - the 007 one, no less! (looks like he's already brought the house down!):

[stockslivevan]

Why the akward exploding crotch FROSTY?

[katied]

^I know, right!I've heard of someone having a burning in their loins but that was rediculous. *thank you, I'll be here all week*