Backstage, Mendes said the fact Skyfall star Daniel Craig had not been nominated for an award was due to "the curse of Bond".

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Starring Daniel Craig as 007 and directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes, the latest movie in the franchise will be released in October.

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It stars Daniel Craig in his third outing as Bond, and was directed by Sam Mendes.

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You might even detect a hint of Lester Burnham, the disenchanted, depressed 50-something played by Kevin Spacey in Mendes' "American Beauty, " in the disaffected and mildly disabled Bond played by Daniel Craig this time out.

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