0 James Bond to open London Olympics!

Actor Daniel Craig has been invited by Queen Elizabeth to open the 2012 London Olympics as super spy James Bond.

The highly anticipated sporting event is set to be introduced by a short film titled "The Arrival" starring Craig, who has been appointed to open the ceremony.

Her Majesty will reportedly do a cameo in the film.

Oscar winner Danny Boyle is serving as creative director of the opening ceremony and will work behind the scenes to ensure that the film remarins unforgettable.

0 Daniel Craig reports sex scenes to wife

Actor Daniel Craig reportedly has to tell his wife, actress Rachel Weisz, every time he shoots an intimate sequence with Bond Girl Berenice Marlohe in the latest installment of the 007 franchise.

"In most of the hot bed scenes she's (Berenice) naked except for a tiny thong. It's no wonder he's been telling everyone on set he has to tell the missus (Weisz) every time they do one of those close-ups," dailystar.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

"He reckons that he has been reporting faithfully on it to her," the source said.

Craig and Weisz, who played husband and wife in the 2011 film "Dream House", were married in New York in June last year.

0 Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz to buy USD 11.5 mn home

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are reportedly planning to splash USD 11.5 million on a new home.

The couple, who married in a surprise ceremony last June, are set to buy a three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment in New York's SoHo district, reports contactmusic.com.

The 4,350 square foot property boasts an additional 2,000 square feet of outdoor space - including a private roof garden with its own kitchen - and facilities including a media room with a wood burning fireplace.

0 Daniel Craig perfect choice for 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

Daniel Craig feels that he was perfect for the thriller 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' because he comes from the ''cold, dark" and "depressing" part of the UK, so can relate to the original Swedish novel.

The actor plays lead character Mikael Blomkvist in the Hollywood adaptation of the Swedish thriller novel, and was convinced that he could do justice to the tough part because he hails from the North of England, which he feels shares much in common with Scandinavia.

"I'm from the UK, we have a lot in common. I mean, we are all from the frozen North," Contactmusic quoted him as telling the Sun newspaper.

"It gets cold, it's dark for most of the year, we are depressed. We like a drink, we like singing, we like storytelling and we like scaring the s**t out of each other."

Although his American co-star Rooney Mara didn't share the same background, Daniel was very impressed with the way she tackled her role as gothic, tattooed, computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

"She's fantastic in this part. I've just been incredibly impressed by her commitment.

"Her work was not about suffering - she just got on with it and did it.

"I mean it was like having a 15-year-old teenage boy walking around the set in a bad mood most of the time. For me, that's what Salander in the book was all about," he added.

'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' will release in cinemas this month.

0 Daniel Craig stops James Bond filming over dirty dressing room

Daniel Craig halted filming on the new James Bond movie ‘Skyfall’ because his dressing room was dirty and he wanted it cleaned.

The 43-year-old actor complained while shooting a swimming-pool scene at a gym in the swanky Four Seasons Hotel in London.

“The gym is one of the best in London and usually very clean,” the Daily Star quoted one gym worker as saying.

“But it wasn’t up to scratch for Daniel Craig.

“He said it was ‘dirty and untidy’ and refused to get into costume until it was cleaned,” the source added.