Daniel Craig although she did not appear in any scenes with Craig. In a stage version of the book, Asriel had previously been played by Timothy Dalton, one of Craig's predecessors in the role of James Bond. In March 2007, Craig made a cameo appearance as himself in a sketch with Catherine Tate who appeared in the guise of her character Elaine Figgis from "The Catherine Tate Show". The sketch was made for the BBC Red Nose Day 2007 fundraising programme. In 2008, Craig, along with "Quantum of Solace", starred in the drama "Flashbacks of a Fool" alongside Emilia Fox, as a
James Bond in film the villains into the house. I don't know why but I thought that Vesper [Lynd] had to be in the sinking house and Bond has to want to kill her and then try and save her". In February 2005 Martin Campbell was announced as the film's director and the next Bond film was revealed to be "Casino Royale", although the identity of the new Bond was still unknown; the producers had chosen not to renew Pierce Brosnan's contract, and in October Eon announced that the part of Bond would be taken by Daniel Craig. Principal photography for "Casino Royale" commenced