Actor Daniel Craig has been confirmed as the new James Bond. The English star of gangster film Layer Cake, who arrived at a press conference in London by speedboat, will play a tougher, grittier and darker 007.

"It's a huge challenge. Life is about challenges and this is one of the big ones as an actor," said Craig, 37, who will be the sixth James Bond. He joked he "had a couple of Martinis" when he got the role. Casino Royale is due to start filming in January.

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He's a bit too ugly to be the new James Bond and doesn't have that suave look to him. I know Clive Owen didn't want the role for fear of being typecast but the producers really should've gone all out to get him. No Q, no Miss Moneypenny and less gadgets (if any) - it'll be interesting to see how this fares.