It’s been nearly 20 years since Daniel Craig first starred as James Bond in 2006’s “Casino Royale,” and after 20 years, the actor actually doesn’t care about the place the franchise goes subsequent.
Craig mentioned throughout a Selection video titled “How Well Do They Know Each Other?” alongside “Queer” co-star Drew Starkey that he isn’t holding his breath to search out out who turns into the brand new 007.
When requested by Selection, “If you were to pass the James Bond torch, who would you love to see play him?,” Craig laughed and mentioned, “I don’t care.”
Additionally in the course of the interview, Craig was requested what number of Bond movies he appeared in. “I’m going to get it wrong,” he mentioned, whereas Starkey wrote “too many.”
“Exactly,” Craig quipped. “I’d have to count them. I don’t know.” He finally appropriately mentioned 5.
Craig’s tenure as Bond started in 2006 with “Casino Royale.” He went on to star in “Quantum of Solace,” “Skyfall,” “Spectre,” and “No Time to Die,” which concluded his flip as 007 in 2021.
Whereas no new Bond has been introduced but, there have been loads of rumors. Producer Barbara Broccoli instructed The Guardian in 2023 that the workforce hasn’t “even begun” attempting to “reinvent [the franchise] for the next chapter.”
Audiences do know, nevertheless, that the Bond character will stay a male within the franchise reboot.
“He was written as a male and I think he’ll probably stay as a male,” Broccoli mentioned, including, “and that’s fine. We don’t have to turn male characters into women. Let’s just create more female characters and make the story fit those female characters.”
There may very well be different nuances added to the literary character, although.
Throughout the Venice Movie Pageant press convention for the “Queer” premiere, Bond alum Craig didn’t reply when requested if there may ever be a homosexual James Bond. As an alternative, “Queer” director Luca Guadagnino mentioned, “Guys, let’s be adults in the room for a second. There is no way around the fact that nobody would ever know James Bond’s desires, period.”
“The important thing is that [James Bond] does his missions properly,” Guadagnino added.
Watch Craig and Starkey’s full interview with Selection under:
