Sam Mendes has described Daniel Craig's Bond as a 'real man' and compared him to Sean Connery.
The American Beauty filmmaker is in the director's chair for Skyfall, the twenty third movie in the Bond franchise.
The film reunites him with Craig, after they worked together on Road To Perdition, and this is the third outing as 007 for the actor.
Speaking to The Press Association the filmmaker said: "I was genuinely blown away by Casino Royale, because of Daniel.
"I thought he was a real man in a real situation again and it reminded me of the way I felt when I watched the Sean Connery movies.
"It struck me that it is still possible to make a big, fabulous, glamorous, escapist movie and yet at the same time to say something about the world that we're living in."
Filming is currently underway on Skyfall, which is set to hit the big screen later this year.
Judy Dench is also returning to the franchise as M while Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris are just some of the new faces on the cast list.
Skyfall will be the first movie for Mendes since Away We Go back in 2009.
Skyfall is released 26th October
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