7. Daniel Craig - Casino Royale
What better way for a new James Bond to assert himself than by doing his own stunts in the first five minutes of the movie? The exhilarating foot-chase that opens Casino Royale - the first in the entire franchise, believe it or not - is awesome even before Daniel Craig and his prey begin scaling a a 40 ft crane, thanks to the parkour skills brought to the table by Sebastien Foucan. As soon as they're on top of that thing though, damn. Sebastien leaps first, doing his crazy French ninja thing, and sure enough Craig follows suit. In the words of the man himself, "It was important to me that I do as many of my own stunts as possible for authenticity... I wanted to be seen jumping from crane to crane, physically exerting myself. I didn't get fit just to take my shirt off." Fair enough, Daniel. In which other Bond film has a new actor in the role proved himself so deserving of the role, physically or otherwise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZxNbAwY_rk
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