Playing James Bond really does have its benefits. First, you get a truckload of cash to star in a movie. Second, since it’s definitely going to do well in the box-office, you’re bound to be a household name. Third, you get to hang out, and even make out, with a lot beautiful ladies. Fourth – and most important of all – you get to drive really cool and really fast cars. With all of these in the bag, what more can an actor playing the famous 007 get? Well, how about a free spin of, let’s say, any Aston Martin car you want? Really, some people just have all the luck.
The offer to drive any Aston Martin car actually came from the head honchos of Aston Martin themselves. As part of the offer, the company is giving Daniel Craig – who will once again play Bond in this year’s Quantum of Solace – lifetime privileges to take any Aston Martin he wants out of the company’s garage for a drive. So I guess if Mr. Craig feels like living off his Bond image, all he needs to do is swing by an Aston Martin showroom, pick the car he wants, and drive off to where the party’s at.
Although the offer has already been extended, the actor isn’t that tempted to jump on it. According to Craig, one of the things stopping him is the hassle of landing a parking spot in his native London. He even reiterated that he had “nowhere to park it.” Um, Mr. Craig, just a suggestion. Try using it whenever you’re headed to place with a valet parking.
Anyway, if you want to catch more of Mr. Craig and the Aston Martin DBS he’ll be driving, you won’t have to wait that long since the new Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, is set for release this November. Oh, and rumor has it that the Aston Martin will get its 15 minutes of fame at the start of the move when Bond uses it during a car chase scene. Hmm, that’s a nice way of marketing the car don’t you think?
Sources: Jalopnik, Motor Authority, ET Online
