Tabloids speculate on 007 salary for Daniel Craig

MEDIA RUMOUR
James Bond star Daniel Craig has signed up for two more movies as the suave super-spy - but at a knockdown price - the Sunday Mirror (UK) speculates.

Blond Daniel is being paid far less for the role than 007 predecessor Pierce Brosnan.

Craig, 38, is banking £1.5 million for the new Bond film, Casino Royale, which opens in November.

For the next film, set for release in May 2008, he will receive £3 million. And he will pocket between £4 million and £4.5 million for his third outing as Bond two years later.

The movies could earn him a total of £9 million. But that pales in comparison to the £22 million Brosnan, 56, received for his four Bond movies.

A Bond insider said: "Daniel is very much a poor man's 007. He's facing an uphill battle to win over Bond fans before Casino Royale is even released, and it looks like the producers got him slightly on the cheap. For a role like this you would actually expect him to get a lot more."

Brosnan lost his role as the super-spy when he reportedly demanded £22 million to appear in Casino Royale.

Craig's spokesman refused to comment on how much he was being paid, but said: "Daniel is very happy with the arrangements."

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