Daniel Craig denies Bond-Bourne comparisons
Thursday, 28 Aug 2008 08:27
Daniel Craig stresses new Bond bears little relation to Bourne trilogy
Quantum of Solace star Daniel Craig has stressed that the new James Bond film bears little relation to the Bourne trilogy.
Matt Damon's role as the amnesiac secret agent revolutionised the action genre and was held to be a refreshing change to the style of the Bond franchise.
And with Bourne trilogy stunt director Dan Bradley working on the 22nd Bond movie as second unit director, comparisons between the series of films are likely to continue.
Speaking to Empire magazine, Craig admitted that Bradley's visual work was impressive, saying: "Images of his stayed with me: the car accident in Adaptation, the milk truck crashing in Three Kings, not to forget the Bourne stuff for a second."
But he denied Quantum of Solace was a competitor to the Bourne trilogy, saying: "Dan's here to do exactly what he's good at doing.
"He's just come off Indiana Jones, Are we going to be more like Indiana Jones?
"We're applying Dan's talents to this movie."
Craig added: "Sorry to be political about it but I'm certainly not going to get into a p*****g competition with the Bourne fans."
Quantum of Solace is released in the UK on October 31st.