Craig relishes heavyweight role

Bond star Daniel Craig, above with co-star Rooney Mara, has revealed he enjoyed piling on the pounds for his new role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.

At last night’s premiere, the 43-year-old British actor said he didn’t mind skipping the gym and putting on weight to play investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the thriller, based on the books by Stieg Larsson. The first film in the trilogy opens in cinemas on Boxing Day.