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Daniel Craig shared his instrumentality erstwhile it comes to who volition play James Bond, aft retiring from the relation successful 2021 aft 5 films.
By Tionah Lee Nov 06, 2024 8:50 PMTags
Daniel Craig Hints astatine "Knives Out" Sequel
Daniel Craig isn’t funny successful betting connected who volition suit up as James Bond next.
Since the Knives Out star bid farewell to the iconic spy successful 2021 aft playing him successful 5 films, the question of who volition beryllium the eighth histrion to prime up the 007 mantle has loomed.
But conscionable don’t expect the astir caller Bond to measurement successful arsenic erstwhile helium was asked point-blank during a Q&A crippled with Queer costar Drew Starkey, Daniel admitted to Variety with a grin and a small laugh, “I don’t care.”
Even further, Daniel besides had a hard clip figuring retired the nonstop fig of James Bond movies helium starred in. After Drew guessed, “too many,” helium agreed.
“I don’t cognize either,” Daniel replied. “I’d person to count. One, two, three… five? Five.”
Daniel retired from the relation successful 2021, pursuing 2021’s No Time to Die. He began his tally arsenic the dapper spy successful 2006’s Casino Royale—based connected Bond creator Ian Fleming’s publication of the aforesaid name—and continued his tally successful 2008's Quantum of Solace, followed by Skyfall in 2012 and Spectre.
In the years since his status from the role, fans of the movie franchise—which began with Sean Connery arsenic Bond successful the ‘60s followed by George Lazenby, David Niven, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan—have wondered who it volition beryllium next.
Earlier this year, rumors began to swirl that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is adjacent successful enactment for the role. In March, a root with cognition astir the 007 films told E! that helium was not offered the relation yet.
The Nocturnal Animals actor had antecedently kept coy connected the imaginable of playing Bond.
"It's not truly for maine to accidental anything," helium told Esquire successful 2023. "I conscionable absorption connected the things I tin person my hands successful close now. What's successful beforehand of maine close now."
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