Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig get married
Bond star Daniel Craig has wed Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz, Craig’s publicist has confirmed.
Craig (43), the sixth actor to play the coveted secret agent role, is reported to have wed Weisz (41) at a private ceremony in New York.
Weisz won best supporting actress at the Academy Awards in 2006, for ‘The Constant Gardener’.
The British stars, who play a married couple in forthcoming film ‘Dream House’, have been dating since December. Publicist Robin Baun, representing the James Bond actor, confirmed the pair had married, but did not offer any details.
Craig, whose revamped portrayal of James Bond in 2006′s ‘Casino Royale’, was critically acclaimed, will to make his third outing as 007 in October 2012.
He came to public attention with roles in ‘Layer Cake’, ‘The Mother’ and ‘Enduring Love’.
He is due to star in the Hollywood remake of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, which will be released later this year.
Weisz, whose films include ‘The Mummy’, ‘About A Boy’ and ‘The Lovely Bones’, was previously married to ‘Black Swan’ director Darren Aronofsky, with whom she has a five-year-old son Henry.
Craig has one daughter (Ella) from his previous marriage to Fiona Loudon, which ended in 1994.
- Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig.
Los Angeles (AP). Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, who play husband and wife in an upcoming film, have taken the roles to heart.
Robin Baun of Slate PR, which represents Craig, said Saturday that the actor and Weisz have married. She did not offer any details.
The British actors had been quietly dating. The wedding previously was reported by the British newspaper News of the World.
Craig is the latest James Bond and will star in ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.’ Weisz won an Academy Award for ‘The Constant Gardener’ and starred in ‘The Mummy.’
The pair costar as a married couple in the unreleased film ‘Dream House.’
The 43-year-old Craig had a longtime girlfriend, Satsuki Mitchell, and has a daughter from a previous relationship. The 41-year-old Weisz was in a relationship with director Darren Aronofsky (‘Black Swan’), with whom she has a son.
Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig have married in a secret ceremony, the News of the World first reported (via Daily Mail) and Celebuzz has confirmed.
The pair began dating while filming the movie, ‘Dream House’; in the same months rumors about their relationship began, Weisz split from director Darren Aronofsky after nine years and a child together. The ceremony was a small, private affair, with only four guests – Weisz’s four year old son, Henry; Craig’s 18-year old daughter, Ella; and two friends as witnesses.
“Daniel and Rachel insisted on having a small, quiet wedding. They are madly in love and couldn’t wait to be husband and wife – but they wanted minimum fuss” – a source told The News of the World.
A country getaway vacation in December, riddled with paparazzi accounts and photos, revealed that they were indeed a couple.
“Daniel and Rachel looked like a romantic couple in a film. They were laughing and hanging on to each other’s words and stopping to take photos of each other” – one witness said of their very public pub canoodling during the getaway. Added another: “They were clinging to each other like honeymooners. The chemistry was obvious.”
Craig will next star in July’s ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ while Weisz will next be seen in ‘Page Eight.’