Ralph Fiennes Festival FEST. He filmed his version of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Fiennes reunited with Kathryn Bigelow for her Iraq War film "The Hurt Locker," released in 2009, appearing as an English Private Military Contractor. They had previously worked together on "Strange Days" (1995). In April 2010, he played Hades in "Clash of the Titans", a remake of the 1981 film of the same name. In 2012, he starred in the twenty-third James Bond film, "Skyfall," directed by Sam Mendes. He will replace Dame Judi Dench as M in future Bond films. Dench had also starred alongside
James Bond filmography earlier portrayed him. The "Daily Mirror" ran a front-page news story critical of Craig, with the headline, "The Name's Bland – James Bland". Craig first played Bond in the 2006 film "Casino Royale", an adaptation of Fleming's novel of the same name and a reboot of the Eon series, which saw Bond earn his 00 status. Despite the negative press on his appointment, Craig was widely praised by critics and former Bonds after the release of "Casino Royale", believing him to have been the first actor to truly nail Fleming's character in the book: Todd McCarthy, reviewing the film for