When the news broke that Daniel Craig would be succeeding Pierce Brosnan  as James Bond, it seemed highly improbable. He is, of course, blond,  not dark-haired. He had starred in 
Layer Cake, which lent  itself to being hard to understand, and hardly debonair. 
How could an  actor of no real background be the "tall, dark, and handsome" ruffian  that had held our attention since Bond first played cards in 1962?
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