The announcement was made at noon in London at HMS President, a Royal Naval Reserve station at St. Craig signed a three-film contract, with the first, Casino Royale, to begin filming in January 2006 with an expected release of November 2006. According to Craig, MGM offered him the role but the Broccoli family never got in touch with him.įinally, on October 14, 2005, Eon Productions named Daniel Craig as the sixth actor to portray 007, taking over from Pierce Brosnan. On ApCraig was reported to have been signed by EON Productions as part of a three-film contract worth £15 million, however, this news was later debunked by the BBC who contacted EON for an official report. As early as February 2005, Craig had been named in the media as a possible contender to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
