My Email To Deacon Ayo Ositelu Before Venus and Serena Williams Visited Nigeria

Deacon Ayo Ositelu.

Nigerians are still in shock over the sudden death of Deacon Ayo Ositelu, one of the greatest sports journalists in the world and the greatest sports writer on tennis in Nigeria. Ayo Ositelu, popularly known for his sports column "The Arena" passed on to eternal glory on Wednesday January 9, at 11p.m at Topaz Hospital in Surulere, Lagos. He was looking forward to his 7oth birthday in April.



I am one of his millions of fans who have been following his numerous masterpieces on sports in Nigeria, the rest of Africa and in the world. I sent Ayo Ositelu an email last September on his knowledge of the tennis history of the famous Venus and Serena Williams before their first visit to Nigeria in November 2012. I advised him to write a book on the unparallelled achievements of the phenomenal Serena Williams which only God can replicate. Ositelu was the compere of their celebrated exhibition game at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club on November 2, 2012.

Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi
to: aositelu@yahoo.com
date: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM
subject: Publish a Book on Serena Williams “Queen of Queens of Tennis”
mailed-by: nigeriansreport.com

to aositelu
Dear Ayo Ositelu,

Publish a Book on Serena Williams “Queen of Queens of Tennis”

I have been following and reading your reports on the awesome tennis career of Serena Williams and without doubt you know her very well enough to write a book on her achievements as one of the most outstanding tennis players in the history of the sport; a unique role model first for all young black women and for the young women of other races in the world.
From when she won her first US Open title at age 17 in 1999 to date, Serena Williams has accomplished what no other young woman has achieved in tennis history at 30. She is simply phenomenal.

The compilation of all your reports on Serena Williams are enough to make a sizable book that will be a collectors item for all tennis players, tennis lovers and followers in the world and especially for young women everywhere.


Faithfully,
Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Publisher/Editor
Nigerians Report

He was once the Editor of The Sunday Punch Newspapers, former Editor of the defunct Concord Newspaper and a former Group Sports Editor of The Punch Newspapers until he left in 1987 to become an independent publisher. Ositelu was a highly esteemed veteran journalist of over 30 years experience writing columns for many newspapers, including The Concord and The Guardian where he was a member of the Editorial Board until he passed away last Wednesday. Ositelu was the first Nigerian print journalist to receive the National Sports Merit Award. He became a politician in 2004 and was the first chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LDCA) of Lagos State.

May his soul rest in peace.

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PR Newswire Highlights Noteworthy Content We Love

PR Newswire Highlights Noteworthy Press Releases of 2012 in New “Content We Love” Feature

New York, January 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In 2012, PR Newswire saw no shortage of exciting and impactful content, captivating press releases and creative headlines; and with hundreds of press releases crossing our desks on a daily basis, some were sure to stand out and make us take notice.

In this week’s edition of Content We Love, the new weekly feature on PR Newswire’s blog, Beyond PR, PR Newswire is taking a look back at some of the most interesting and impressive releases of 2012. From insightful studies and poll results from sources such as Chemistry.com, U.S. News and Gazelle, to the announcement of commonly used terms officially added to our lexicon, the collection of releases covers a number of industries such as technology, entertainment, politics, sports and healthcare and had influence in both traditional and social media channels.

To see which headlines topped our list, and why, watch the accompanying video and read the full blog post here: http://wp.me/p16orh-1vr.

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Girl Rising! Millions of Girls Dream of One Thing

Girl Rising the first documentary acquired by CNN Films, will air in spring 2013. The film, which inspired a global action campaign to promote girls' education called 10吆, tells the extraordinary stories of several girls from around the globe, fighting to overcome impossible odds to realize their dreams. The film includes voice performances by Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep, Academy Award Nominee Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez. Girl Rising is directed by Academy Award Nominee Richard Robbins (Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience) and executive produced by Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon of the Documentary Group and Paul G. Allen of Vulcan Productions.



CNN Films has also signed development deals with Academy Award Winning Director and Producer Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Darkside, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, and Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer) and Director Andrew Rossi (Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times). Both will develop original documentaries to air on CNN. Here's what CNN Worldwide Managing Editor Mark Whitaker had to say about this new endeavor.

The #BasicMath Campaign:
Educating girls is not just right, it's smart. The numbers add up, which is why we consider educating girls to be basic math.
· When the number of girls attending school increases by 10 percent, a country's GDP can increase by 3 percent
· When a girl attends school for seven or more years, she'll marry four years later and have two fewer children
· A girl is 50 percent more likely to immunize her children when she is educated
· A girl's wages increase up to 15 percent after receiving one more year of primary education
At Intel, I have the honor of traveling the world and everywhere I go I encounter girls whose biggest dream is getting an education. Now through 10x10's global social action campaign Girl Rising, we all can play a part in changing the world by educating girls.
If you have a Twitter account, please join me in tweeting: "Girls + Education = ______." What's your equals?
Today my statement is, "Girls + Education = Global Prosperity." It's #BasicMath #dayofthegirl @10x10act Join: http://10x10act.org/take-action/act-on-idg/

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African American Girl Quvenzhané Wallis Becomes Youngest Oscar Nominee for Best Actress

Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) and her father, Wink (Dwight Henry) in a scene from "Beasts of the Southern Wild".

Amazing Quvenzhané Wallis has become the youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in the 85 years history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Louisiana-born 9-year-old screen sensation has received critical acclaim for her unforgettable role of six-year-old Hushpuppy in Beasts of the Southern Wild. President Barack Obama described the film as "spectacular" and majority of leading film critics have named it one of the top best films of 2012.

Quvenzhané Wallis at the 85th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement on Thursday, January 10th, 2013.

The youngest actress previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role is Keisha Castle-Hughes who was nominated for "Whale Rider" at age 13. But can Wallis make history by also becoming the youngest actress to win it on Oscar night of February 24? Can she beat the other nominees, Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty," Jennifer Lawrence for "Siver Linings Playbook," Naomi Watts for "The Impossible," and Emmanuelle Riva (the oldest nominee ever at 85) for "Amour"?
As we say in Africa, it is possible!

Blast of sheer, improbable joy, a boisterous, thrilling action movie with a protagonist who can hold her own... Hushpuppy, the 6-year-old heroine of 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' has a smile to charm fish out of the water and a scowl so fierce it can stop monsters in their tracks.
~ A. O. Scott, in The New York Times.



"Beasts of the Southern Wild" has a total of four nominations including Wallis' for Best Actress, Best Picture, Best Director for Benh Zeitlin, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film won the Caméra d'Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where it had its world premiere, Grand Jury Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Sutherland Trophy for Most Innovative Debut.

The 85th annual Academy Awards will take place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California. And will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane.
Click here for the full list of Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards.

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American Bank Gives $15.7 Million Loan To Lagos State Government for 32 American Fire-Fighting Trucks

Ex-Im Approves $15.7 Million Direct Loan to Finance Export of American-made Fire Trucks to Nigeria more info...

10 Jan 2013 16:51 Africa/Lagos

Ex-Im Approves $15.7 Million Direct Loan to Finance Export of American-made Fire Trucks to Nigeria

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $15.7 million direct loan to the state government of Lagos, Nigeria, to underwrite the purchase of 32 American fire-fighting vehicles manufactured by W.S. Darley & Co. (Darley) of Itasca, Ill.

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The loan, which is in line with the Administration's "Doing Business in Africa Campaign," will support approximately 100 U.S. jobs, according to bank estimates derived from Departments of Commerce and Labor data and methodology. Moreover, 65 percent of the financing is expected to support American small businesses.

"This transaction reflects our continued commitment to increasing exports to sub-Saharan Africa while supporting American small-business jobs," said Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. "Additionally, the financing, which targets one of our nine key markets, ensures the government of Lagos can respond efficiently and effectively to emergency situations."

The State of Lagos, which is home to Nigeria's commercial center and largest city of the same name, plans to upgrade its fleet of fire-fighting vehicles. The governor of Lagos has declared that the expansion and re-equipping of the fire service is an urgent matter of state security.

Darley is a family-owned small business founded in 1908. The company, which has exported its products to foreign markets since the 1940s, designs and manufactures firefighting trucks, equipment, pumping, and safety gear.

"Darley Company is excited to have the opportunity to work with the Lagos Nigeria Fire Service on this important contract," said Peter Darley, vice president of Darley. "This project was only possible because our customer was able to secure financing with the assistance of Ex-Im. As a small business, this type of support meant we were able to compete with other companies outside of the U.S. for this business. Darley, as well as some of our key partner suppliers, will need to hire new employees so we can fulfill this order."

Darley's Africa Representative, Trinity International Inc. of Potomac, Md., arranged the transaction.

In FY 2012, Ex-Im Bank authorized more than $1.5 billion to support U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa.

ABOUT EX-IM BANK:

Ex-Im Bank is an independent federal agency that creates and maintains U.S. jobs by filling gaps in private export financing at no cost to American taxpayers. In the past five years (from Fiscal Year 2008), Ex-Im Bank has earned for U.S. taxpayers nearly $1.6 billion above the cost of operations. The Bank provides a variety of financing mechanisms, including working capital guarantees, export-credit insurance and financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services.

Ex-Im Bank approved $35.8 billion in total authorizations in FY 2012 – an all-time Ex-Im record. This total includes more than $6.1 billion directly supporting small-business export sales – also an Ex-Im record. Ex-Im Bank's total authorizations are supporting an estimated $50 billion in U.S. export sales and approximately 255,000 American jobs in communities across the country. For more information, visit www.exim.gov.

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Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market Worth $30.66 Billion by 2017

Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market Worth $30.66 Billion by 2017

DALLAS, January 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

According to a new market research report, Global Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market, authored by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total Baggage Handling Systems market is expected to $30.66 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 7.08% from 2012 to 2017.

Browse 7 7 market data tables with 7 8 figures spread through 194 pages and in-depth TOC on Global Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems Market.

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Baggage Handling Systems play an important role when it comes to airport safety and security with regards to Baggage screening from the time bags are checked in till they reach the departing aircraft; this can be the perfect back bone to the growing demands when it comes to effective baggage handling systems. It is time awareness among the airports is created so that they get to know the real facts on efficiency and effective working models that will be exposed too fluctuating traffic. It is again about instilling confidence in the minds of the airport authorities to invest on Baggage Handling Systems without any inhibitions.

Baggage Handling Systems use in-line screening which is the need of the hour due to constant threats and attacks that are being tried by various outfits to dismantle the peace and tranquility of our various nations. BHS are already in place in almost all parts of the world, due to fear of baggage's being stuck up together or to avert any mishandled baggage situation. This technology can help process the bags to their right destinations with the help of baggage tags which detect those using sensors.

The global Baggage Handling Systems market revenue is expected to grow from $21.78 billion in 2012 to $30.66 billion by 2017, at an estimated CAGR of 7.08% from 2012 to 2017.

APAC commanded the largest share of the Baggage Handling Systems market revenue in 2012 at $6.32 billion; and is expected to reach $9.06 billion by 2017, at a CAGR of 7.48% from 2012 to 2017.

Scope of the Report

This report analyzes the Global Commercial Airport Baggage Handling Systems market based on:

This report segments the baggage handling systems market by:

1) North America,
2) South America,
3) Europe (including Russia),
4) Africa and
5) APAC

In addition to market sizes and forecasts, the report also provides a detailed analysis of the market trends and factors influencing market growth, offering in-depth geographic analyses of the Baggage Handling Systems market in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. The report draws the competitive landscape of the Baggage Handling Systems market, providing an in-depth comparative analysis of the mishandled baggage ' s and passenger forecasts in order to gain an edge over the competitors.

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Please, Stop Seeing and Using Our Girls As Sex Objects

It is really disheartening to see how Nigerian girls are allowing themselves to be displayed and portrayed as sex objects and sex by shameless and wicked Nigerian single guys and married men.

The main selfish motive of a Nigerian guy or daddy asking a Nigerian girl out is SEX and nothing more.
Not to help her to excel in her studies or career, but to take intimate advantage of her in the guise of "girlfriend".
The definition of a "girlfriend" to a Nigerian guy or daddy is the girl he is having sex with on a regular basis in exchange for gifts in cash and kind and that makes every Nigerian girl a sort of prostitute and sex toy of every randy Nigerian guy or randy sugar daddy. That is why you see our intellectually retarded hip hop artistes exploiting these impressionable and vulnerable Nigerian girls as sex objects in their pornographic music videos.

Nigerian Girls Snorting Cocaine In School. Photo Credit: Gist Mania

But in most cases, these girls have accepted it as their fate to be the sex objects and toys of Nigerian boys and men who gloat over their so called romantic and Intimate exploitation and manipulation of these poor debased girls.

A concerned young woman in Nigeria Kemi Filani addressed this evil sexual exploitation of Nigerian girls in "Nudity in Nigerian Music Videos" on her It's Kemi Filani's blog where I got the photographs showing Nigerian girls debasing themselves in music videos.

These evil and wicked Nigerian boys and men come to the girls posing and posturing as "boyfriends", but they are only s*e*x hounds on the prowl. in fact they even label and tag these girls with derogatory names like "Eran" in Yorùbá language which means animal or game to hunted for food and "bush meat" in Pidgin English and other debasing terms.
"You don chop am?" they would ask in their vulgar Pidgin English whenever they see a guy with a girl, meaning have you eaten her; meaning have you laid her.

I know it is not easy for majority of our girls in poor communities to make ends meet where there are no safety nets for the poor.
Imagine a poor girl from a family living in the civilian barracks tenement popularly known as “Face Me, Face You” compounds where whole families of tenants squeeze into 7-by-11-foot rooms along a narrow corridor and up to 50 people share a kitchen, toilet and sink. Of course she would be vulnerable to all the temptations to use her sexuality to make ends meet. But such a desperate resignation of her fate to become the s*e*x object or toy of the boys and men who can pay or provide the money she wants is not the answer to her social predicament. There are better and safer options of survival and good welfare even in the poorest place on earth.



10 million Nigerian children of primary school age are not enrolled in primary schools and 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria according to the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike. And they represent 62 per cent of school age girls nationwide.

To stop the widespread abuse and misuse of our impressionable and vulnerable girls and young women in the most challenged communities, the United Nations is promoting the Girl Up campaign and 10x10 has launched the Girl Rising campaign.

Please, join us in spreading the word by phone, social network sites and other mediums for the social mobilization and sensitization of our girls to stop their abuse and misuse as s*e*x objects by boys and men in every community on and off campus.

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Ben Affleck's Theory On Cinema

The National Board of Review honors Affleck with the special achievement in flimmaking prize. "Argo I thought was terrific. Ben Affleck did a nice job." ~ President Barack Obama

In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans are taken hostage. However, six manage to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA is eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devises a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez creates the ruse and proceeds to Iran as its associate producer. However, time is running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House have grave doubts about the operation themselves. ~Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) Tweet

Best Diets for 2013

Do: Load up on fruits and veggies. They carry zero points, meaning you can eat as many as you’d like, since they’re high in fiber and more filling than, say, a bag of chips or a candy bar. [Kelly Cline/iStockphoto]

U.S. News & World Report Announces Best Diets 2013
Expanded Rankings Include Plant-Based Diets

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For a meaningful start to a healthy new year, U.S. News & World Report released today its Best Diets 2013 rankings, featuring a variety of weight loss programs. The third installment of this popular ranking features expanded coverage, including new plant-based diets rankings.

Best Diets 2013 provides a look at 29 diets, ranging from the Traditional Asian Diet to Weight Watchers. Diets were ranked based on ratings from an independent panel of 20 experts. The experts rated each diet in categories such as ease of compliance, diabetes control and management, heart health, weight loss, safety, and nutritional completeness.

"Many Americans struggle with maintaining a healthy diet, and especially around the first of the year tend to become interested in trying a new one," said Brian Kelly, Editor and Chief Content Officer of U.S. News. "Diets are serious business, so we've assembled the experts to provide the best and most current information for consumers."

Increasingly popular in health and wellness circles, plant-based diets have gained attention as a potential antidote to the obesity epidemic in this country. In addition to weight loss, research suggests these diets help protect against diabetes, heart disease, and other health conditions. U.S. News evaluated 11 plant-based diets, including the Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Engine 2 Diet, and Flexitarian Diet.

Among other things, an in-depth profile for each diet explains how the diet works, evaluates its claims, and reveals what it's like to live on the diet. The full methodology is available here, and for more information, please visit www.usnews.com/bestdiets2013, or find us on Facebook or Twitter.

Best Diets 2013 features rankings in the following eight categories:

Best Plant-Based Diets
The Mediterranean Diet took first place in the survey's newest category. It was followed closely by Dawn Jackson Blatner's Flexitarian Diet, a flexible approach to vegetarianism, and then Dean Ornish's Diet, a low-fat, heart-healthy eating regimen bolstered by exercise, social support and stress management techniques.

Best Weight-Loss Diets
Weight Watchers ranked first place in weight loss. Tied for second place were Jenny Craig, the Biggest Loser Diet, and the raw food diet.

Best Heart-Healthy Diets
The Ornish Diet ranked No. 1 for heart health. The TLC Diet, a government-designed eating plan that stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, took second place. Another government-developed diet, DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), came in third.

Best Diabetes Diets
The DASH Diet tied with the Biggest Loser Diet for the top diet for preventing or managing diabetes. Close behind it was a five-way tie among the Mayo Clinic Diet, the Ornish Diet, the vegan diet, Engine 2 Diet, and Flexitarian Diet.

Best Diets Overall
The DASH Diet ranked No. 1 overall. The TLC Diet came in at a close second, while the Mediterranean Diet, Mayo Clinic Diet, and Weight Watchers tied for third place.

Best Commercial Diet Plans
Some dieters may seek the structure and social support provided by many brand-name programs, so U.S. News also examined 12 commercial diet plans, from Dukan to Slim-Fast. Weight Watchers ranked No. 1, followed by Jenny Craig at No. 2, and the Biggest Loser Diet in third place.

Best Diets for Healthy Eating
Considered the gold standard by our panelists, the DASH diet claimed first place for healthfulness. Scoring second place was the TLC Diet, with the Mediterranean Diet placing third.

Easiest Diets to Follow
With its extensive guidance and support, Weight Watchers ranked No. 1 among the easiest diets to follow. Jenny Craig followed close behind in second place. A tie for third went to the Mediterranean Diet and Flexitarian Diet.

The Best Diets 2013 expert panel includes the following diet and nutrition experts:

• Teresa Fung, Professor of Nutrition, Simmons College, Boston
• Elisabetta Politi, Nutrition Director, Duke Diet and Fitness Center, Durham, N.C.
• Michael Davidson , Director of Preventive Cardiology, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
• Amy Campbell, Manager of Clinical Education Programs, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston
• Robert Kushner , Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago
• Sachiko St. Jeor , Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno
• Marion Franz , Registered dietitian, Nutrition Concepts by Franz, Inc., Minneapolis
• David Katz , Director, Yale University Prevention Research Center, Derby, Conn.
• JoAnn Manson , Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
• Joanne Slavin , Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Associate Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
• Laurence Sperling , Director of The Center for Heart Disease Prevention, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta
• Andrea Giancoli , Spokesperson, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Lawrence Cheskin , Founder and director, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Baltimore
• Katherine Beals , Associate professor, division of nutrition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
• Michael Rosenbaum , Associate director of the Clinical Research Resource at Columbia University Medical Center, New York
• Rebecca Reeves , Adjunct assistant professor, University of Texas School of Public Health, Austin
• Carole Harris , Senior fellow in the public health division, ICF International, Atlanta
• Penny Kris-Etherton ,Distinguished professor of nutrition, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.

About U.S. News & World Report
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Skyfall Has Made Over $1,023,204,366 and Still Counting!

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Skyfall has made over $1,023,204,366 so far since the 23rd James Bond film premiered on October 23, 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, released in the UK on October 26, 2012 and in the U.S.A. on November 9, 2012. Skyfall is the first Bond film to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide and the 13th highest grossing film of all time and has become the highest-grossing film in the UK, the highest-grossing film in the Bond series, the highest-grossing film worldwide for Sony Pictures and the third highest-grossing film of 2012.



Skyfall with Daniel Craig in his third performance as James Bond was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan. The film cost about $150−200 million.

It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues, but was not filmed with IMAX cameras.

The film's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the Bond series, which began with Dr. No in 1962.

Craig's Bond contract, which he signed in 2005, is for 3 Bond films over 6 years, or 4 Bond films over 10 years at the discretion of Sony and Eon. Craig is being paid USD $12,000,000 for his first 3 Bond films, with an option to earn an additional USD $10,000,000 should Sony and Eon want him to make a 4th Bond film. For his first 3 007 films Craig will be paid less than half what Pierce Brosnan was paid for his first 3 Bond movies.

Click here for how much each actor playing James Bond has been paid so far. From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig.

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