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No Thor for Craig
Posted: 22 October 2008 1235 hrs

 
 
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LOS ANGELES : Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan may have urged Daniel Craig to take on the Bond role but this time, he is not going to convince the British actor to swap his smart suits and martini for a horned helmet and magic hammer.

Craig revealed that he has turned down the offer to play Marvel superhero Thor in the movie adaptation as it would be “too much of a power trip” to play both Bond and Thor, a blond superhero who protects Earth’s mortals from villains.

Craig, who is reportedly the highest paid actor in Britain, was one of the movie producers' top picks to play the blond-haired, hammer-wielding Norse warrior. "Thor" is set for a July 2010 release.

The actor reprises his role as the secret agent “007” in “Quantum of Solace”, which opens in cinemas in November. This is the first of 22 Bond movies where the plot continues from the last instalment - "Casino Royale".

- CNA/sl

 

 



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