Hollywood Flashback: Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes Bonded on ‘Perdition’ 20 Years Ago

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The 'No Time to Die' star first worked with his 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre' director on Mendes' sophomore feature, the followup to his Oscar-winning debut 'American Beauty.'

“He went, ‘I’m doing a gangster movie in Chicago. I want you to play Paul Newman’s son,’ ” Craig said. “I [didn’t] need to hear anymore.” Soon after, Craig flew to Chicago to formally audition and prove he could nail the regional accent. “I’m the world’s worst reader. I’m probably a bit dyslexic,” Craig said. “I did his reading, and [Mendes] said, ‘That was terrible, but I’m going to give you the part because you’ve come all this way.

Four years later, Craig would go from supporting player to one of the world’s biggest movie stars after landing the role of James Bond in 2006’s. His third outing as the British spy was directed by Mendes after the pair were reunited at a holiday party hosted by Hugh Jackman, where Craig, a couple of drinks in, offered Mendes the job.,” Craig said.

This story first appeared in a January stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,

 

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And Sam Mendes's stellar Direction was sorely missed with this last Craig film NoTimeToDie

Paul Newman was in it,too.

Very under appreciated movie.

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