With only weeks to go until the release of the long expected 'Casino Royale', another actor says that choosing Daniel Craig to replace Pierce Brosnan in the blockbuster franchise was the best move the studio ever made.

The 'Sin City' star, Clive Owen, told BBC in a recent interview that, when the movie will run in all cinemas, all critics will be silenced by Craig's ability to give life to the suave superspy. Initially linked to the part, Clive bears his colleague no harsh feelings and really supports him professionally.

'I think when Craig first took the part he got a pretty rough ride, which to a certain extent is inevitable because there are so many different people who have so many different ideas about something like that. You are never going to please everybody', Owen said.

He stands by his view on just how appropriate Daniel is for the part of Bond, James Bond, saying that there is no other actor in all Hollywood to equal him in seriousness and dedication to his work. 'The thing that is really exciting is that he is a proper actor. He is not shallow or posing, they have cast a really serious actor and I think that when the film comes out everyone will see what a great choice he was', the hunkie actor said about his former 'rival'.

The world premiere for 'Casino Royale' will take place on November 14 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, on the occasion of the 60th Royal Film Performances.