Seriously? OMG! WTF?

The latest James Bond film has revived the popularity of the Martini cocktail ingredient dry white vermouth, a retailer said today. Tesco reported a record 65% rise in sales since Casino Royale hit the big screen. Demand has been fuelled by fans creating their versions of the famous "shaken not stirred" drink at Bond-themed parties, the retailer said. Sales of dry white vermouth – which is made by Martini and other brands – usually peak only during the warm summer months, Tesco said. The chain’s spirits buyer Simon Dunn said: "Martini cocktails have made a bit of a comeback in trendy city bars in the last year but this is the first time we have seen a significant rise in demand for bottles of vermouth." Martini cocktails are made with dry white vermouth plus either gin or vodka with an added green olive.

Daily Mail 

Now I want a Martini and I haven’t even seen the movie!

Daniel Craig had penis doubles for his sex scenes in ‘Casino Royale’. The British actor – who inherited the role of the suave spy from Pierce Brosnan – was not confident his appendage would measure up to the expectations of 007 fans and asked for stand-ins to do the nude scenes instead. He said: "I had stunt men all the way. Stunt p**is? I’ve got four or five." Despite his bedroom jitters, the blonde actor insisted on doing his own action stunts, even though he often ended up getting injured. He added: "I got hurt every day. All the stunt guys are as hard as teak – I couldn’t show any pain in front of them." Although he is worried about his penis, Craig apparently has nothing to worry about in that department, according to his co-star Dame Judi Dench.

Female First 

There were full frontal pictures of him on the net and all I can say is I am glad he used a stunt double

DANIEL Craig landed the James Bond role only after Ewan McGregor turned it down, says the director of new 007 movie Casino Royale. Martin Campbell admitted Star Wars favourite Ewan was their first choice – but snubbed the offer because he feared becoming typecast. He said Ewan was approached early in the hunt to replace Pierce Brosnan as 007. He added: "I think he got another job or decided he didn’t want it." Advertisement Campbell also said he "wasn’t totally convinced" Craig, 38, would match up to previous Bonds. The admission is the latest in a series of setbacks. He was labelled "too soft" by fans following reports he is scared of heights and he was injured in his first fight scene. Craig was also humiliated by claims he could not cope with gears in Bond’s Aston Martin and needed an automatic. McGregor said last year that playing Bond might have been fun, but he was worried about the long-term nature of the role.

Daily Mirror 

Now he would’ve been hot as James Bond! Him in a tuxedo, smoking!

CASINO ROYALE is the most eagerly awaited Bond movie ever. It’s not out in Britain until November 16 but here The Sun’s secret agent The Sneak gives Sun readers the world’s first review. He has gone undercover to infiltrate a preview screening of the film, starring Brit Daniel Craig. I WONDERED if I should do two versions of my review — one for the Bond fans who prefer the tongue-in-cheek Roger Moore and another for those who long for a return to Sean Connery’s classic From Russia With Love. To be honest, those 007 fans who want more Moore — or Pierce Brosnan back — will not like what I am about to say. And that is: Daniel Craig is the best Bond since Connery. Craig’s performance is so strong he could even make moviegoers forget there was anyone between himself and Connery. He plays the gritty, tougher-than-nails secret agent novelist Ian Fleming meant the world to see. With his bulked-up frame, intense blue eyes and don’t-mess-with-me attitude, Craig makes Brosnan look a bit girlie in comparison.

The Sun 

I thought he was going to bomb as Bond, guess I was wrong. 

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