Thursday, June 18, 2026

James Bond Didn’t Attend Olympics Opening After All

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We saw James Bond parachute with the Queen into Olympic Stadium last week, didn’t we? And then there he was, with the Queen, on video. But actor Daniel Craig wasn’t there on opening night–even as a guest. I asked him last night where he was during the grand Olympic opening ceremony? “Somewhere else,” he snapped at the opening last night of “The Bourne Legacy” starring his wife Rachel Weisz, who was married to “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky.

The pair fell in love on a movie that turned out to be quite a disaster, called “Dream House.” The film ended a nightmare, costing over $75 million and making just $37 million worldwide. Craig next stars in the James Bond film, “Skyfall,” which comes out this November most likely with a theme song (crossing our fingers) sung by Adele. Weisz, meantime, is a knockout as Jeremy Renner’s accomplice in “Bourne.”

Her next big role as the Wicked Witch of the East in “Oz,” with James Franco, opening next March. Sadly, that’s the Queen who gets the house dropped on her, and loses the ruby slippers to Dorothy. Luckily, Weisz is more like Gilda, the good witch, in what we call real life.

PS Here’s a link to the new “Skyfall” trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozgZvg3cggE

 

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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