Bond...James Bond?

So the teaser trailer for the new Bond relaunch starring Daniel Craig has hit the net. Now, I know the X3 trailer has been getting a lot of buzz as is the recently released Superman Returns trailer (that movie looks like its going to make a gajillion dollars), but I wanted to take some time out to comment on the Casino Royale teaser.

This semi-relaunch/semi-prequel is moving the Bond timeline back to the early days of his 007 career, and is loosely based on the first Bond book by Ian Fleming. Although, this movie still has Judi Dench playing "M" (wha?") and is being directed by Martin Campbell, who directed the last Bond relaunch Goldeneye. Outside of Craig, who is an interesting choice to say the least, the one thing that piques my interest is the harder edge they are taking to the Bond character. Apparently, the creative staff is making Bond more of cold blooded killer rather than a wise cracking super spy, which was something the original movies sort of created and never really existed in Fleming's books. The teaser shows shades of that already and I have to admit I am interested in seeing it.

Campbell has already proven he can direct action seeing as how Goldeneye was the last watchable Bond movie in the Brosnan era, and this movie looks to deliver the goods too. I am looking forward to the parkour (click if you don't know what that is) chase sequence and actually seeing Bond showdown with a villain in a casino instead of a poor man's Rambo shoot out that all the later Brosnan Bond movies were relying on far too much.

Anyway, let us know what you think, unless your thoughts involves something along the lines of "Oh, that guy they picked to be the new James bond isn't pretty enough!"

TEASER Trailer