Here are some details about the Bond films
Who has played Bond?
-- Daniel Craig now has two to his credit with Casino Royale, the 21st in the series, and Quantum of Solace. Craig, 40, is the first Bond actor to have been born after the Bond series began.
-- The earliest Bond is Sean Connery, 78. He starred in six Bond movies as well as the unofficial Never Say Never Again in 1983.
-- George Lazenby, 69, is the only 007 actor/athlete, winning two ski competitions in Australia. He also only starred in one Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
-- Roger Moore, 81, formerly The Saint on television, had a 13-year-stint as Bond starring in seven adventures.
-- Timothy Dalton, 62, starred in two Bond movies – The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill.
-- Pierce Brosnan, 55, is the only 007 actor to have been married to a Bond girl, Cassandra Harris, who starred in Roger Moore’s fifth outing as 007, For Your Eyes Only. Brosnan made four Bond movies.
-- David Niven, who died in 1983, played the character in the spoof original Casino Royale in 1967. Agent 007 was also played on US television by Barry Nelson in 1954, although the agent’s name in that case was Jimmy Bond.
Who is James Bond?
-- Bond’s tastes have entered popular culture. He likes his cocktails shaken, not stirred, and introduces himself as “Bond ... James Bond.” But his frequent flings with glamorous leading ladies including Pussy Galore and Honey Ryder have earned him a reputation as a sexist.
The box-office record:
-- The 21 official Bond films have amassed billions of dollars at the box office worldwide. The most recent, 2006’s Casino Royale, grossed around $594 million globally.
-- According to Forbes, the Bond films have generated $11.5 billion at the box office taking into account inflation, beginning with 1962’s Dr. No through to the Casino Royale remake.
-- If books, videogames and ephemera are included, the current total value of the Bond franchise jumps to the region of $13.5 billion – an exact figure is not available.
Sources: Reuters/www.boxofficemojo.com/www.screenhead.com/www.forbes.com