Posted on 04/04/2012 7:16:42 PM PDT by Perdogg
James Bond may no longer be ordering his signature Martini, "shaken, not stirred." Reports say Bond is switching to Heineken.
Ad Age reports that Daniel Craig will reach for a Heineken rather than his trademark cocktail in a scene from the upcoming Bond movie "Skyfall," thanks to a deal Heineken USA has struck with the spy film franchise.
Craig will additionally star in a commercial for the brew to run globally, created by Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam with "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes serving as a consultant. Craig will also appear as Bond on special packaging for the beer
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Thanks, GSP.fan
Oh Noooooosssssseee!
The world’s going to hell in a handbasket.
Anyone ever try a Vesper? They’re quite good.
(Building a bar in my house is a LOT cheaper than a DUI)
I hate beer ,it’s most foul ,only good for killing slugs
What’s a Vesper?
What’s a Vesper?
“Three measures (ounces) of Gordon’s, One measure of Vodka, Half measure of Kina Lillet (They stopped making this in the ‘80s, but blonde Lillet will do), shaken until ice cold, and served with a large, thin slice of lemon peel.”
From Casino Royale.
“Three measures of Gordon’s, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it’s ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?”
-Casino Royale, Chapter 7
Will he also switch to spy for the Russians if Putin comes through with more money than MI-5? Or at least for the Dutch?
Heh! There’s an echo in here.
Have you had one?
Don’t like beer and don’t like Craig. They have dumbed down 007 to nothing but a street thug.
Great CG special effects now though.
Does he have a license to swill?
I reversed it (three vodka to one gin with a small dash of lillet) and it was quite good; a little gin flavor without the trainwreck the next morning...
Too bad Dennis Hopper died. They could have made him the bad guy and he could have replied. Heineken?? **** that ****. Pabst Blue Ribbon!! “Blue Velvet reference”.
Going from bitchin cool, to hillbilly tool?
This is worse than Chelsea Clinton being a Bond girl.
Frank Booth... whatta guy.
Still better than Moore’s 7 up product placement ads.
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