And it would seem we finally have a winner for the role of next director of the prestigious Bond franchise with the superb Danny Boyle officially confirmed as director of the next installment.

This is a wild rumour, but just thinking about it gets me excited. If there is one person who could restore my faith in Bond films, its Christopher Nolan

Daniel Craig was by far the strangest choice for a James Bond role. He’s blond, short and grimaces a lot. His looks are closer to pub crawl brawler than gentleman’s club boozer. Many noticed and there was a big push by some fans to boycott his debut. Last Updated: November 26, 2015

To a generation, Pierce Brosnan is as much Bond as Sean Connery or Roger Moore were. Regardless of how revolutionary Timothy Dalton’s era was, many credit Brosnan for getting the franchise out of a slump it was experiencing since the last third of Moore’s reign. Last Updated: November 26, 2015

You don’t want to make 007 angry. You won’t like him when he’s angry… The other actors all get that message across, but nobody put more steel in James Bond’s veins than Timothy Dalton. Last Updated: November 25, 2015

It’s very hard to stand up to the die-hard Sean Connery fans, where there is no question who the top Bond is. But even they have a tough time dismissing Roger Moore… Last Updated: November 25, 2015

To a generation he is the most hated Bond, the failed attempt to replace Sean Connery in this prestigious role. But give Lazenby some cred. Last Updated: November 24, 2015

To many people there is one Bond and one Bond only: Sean Connery. The Scottish actor earned at least part of this renown for launching the 007 films with Dr. No, starring in six franchise-defining Bond films as well as the less-official Never Say Never Again. Last Updated: November 24, 2015