Daniel Craig is famed mostly for his role as James Bond, but unrightfully – he played so much better in other films. Most recently on Defiance, the latest in the current World War II wave. The movie is based on the true story of Tuvia (Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber) and Asael (Jamie Bell) Bielski, three Jewish brothers who escape from the Nazi attack to the forests of Poland. First, they run for their life, and later, under Tuvia (Craig) guidance they start saving more Jews, eventually 1,200 were saved by the end of the war.
The Bielskis, who are still alive, responded well to the movie, Craig said in an interview to the BBC News. The film was shot during the midst of the winter in the deep forests of Lithuania, and the actors had to wear thermal clothing, drink (alcohol, I presume) and huddle (in a non-sexual way) to keep warm and occupy themselves playing backgammon and other board games between takes to stay good spirited and united in front and behind the scenes.
“Nobody did this for the money”, Craig stated in the same interview, and admitted that playing James Bond helps him get leading parts such as this (and probably to pay the bills). Soon you will see Daniel Craig along with Ewan McGregor in I, Lucifer, as the devil itself.
