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"Sam Mendes has admitted that he initially had doubts about Daniel Craig as Bond. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Mendes said that he thought Craig was wrong for the role before seeing Casino Royale.  &amp;quot;I thought he might be wrong to play the part, I thought he might be the wrong casting,&amp;quot; he explained.  &amp;quot;And it took me about 30 seconds of Casino Royale to realise: wrong. He&amp;#039;s a brilliant Bond and he completely changed it. He hasn&amp;#039;t made it better or worse, he regenerated it.&amp;quot; Mendes also revealed that it was Craig himself who suggested that he direct a 007 instalment, saying: &amp;quot;It wasn&amp;#039;t until Daniel asked me, &amp;#039;Do you fancy doing a Bond movie?&amp;#039; and I had a feeling immediately, and I&amp;#039;m so glad he asked me the question.&amp;quot;  Producer Barbara Broccoli has suggested that Craig&amp;#039;s performance lets audiences into Bond&amp;#039;s inner life. &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Skyfall&amp;#039; premiere: Daniel Craig, James Bond cast in London - pictures &amp;gt; Daniel Craig: &amp;#039;Skyfall&amp;#039; star&amp;#039;s top five screen roles Skyfall is released this Friday (October 26) in the UK, and November 9 in the US.  Watch a trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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