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-He notes that while no decision has been made regarding Bond 25, "Were [he] to stop doing it, [he'd] miss it terribly."
-When asked if Bond driving away with Madeleine was the end, he responded with, "Yes, at the moment that's what he thinks, but it always says 'to be continued'."
-On B25's status, he states that, "there’s no conversation going on, and genuinely because everybody’s just a bit tired.”
-Craig adamantly denies any allegation that he had been offered $150 million to return
Unless Babs changes her mind.
However, it feels as if she, the producer of DC's current stage production, and he, know exactly what is going on; and that feeling is, she's nowhere close to firing her lead man (in fact, she finds projects outside of the 007 franchise to continue working with him, during "off hours" (Othello)).
Well, after all, Craig and Broccoli are off screen very close friends. It's a real intimate friendship and absolutely incomparable to the relationship she had with Brosnan. This picture more or less seals it :-):
A new start will happen.
So now we can concentrate on actors in the age group of 30 to 35 because in 2019/2020 they will be the right age to play Bond.
Hiddleston born in 1981
Turner born in 1983
Both are possible and I believe one of them will be it. EON will need a household name but someone that is not in the A-List. So Chris Hemsworth for instance will be too famous.
Unless of course Turner or Hiddleston will belong to the A-List by 2018/2019 which I don't believe.
He made it clear that nothing whatsoever has been done or planned since Spectre hit the theaters. Craig will turn 50 in 2018.
A new Bond will not be made until 2019 obviously. Craig will be 51 one then and it would be another 4 year gap.
How is this a realistic scenario?? Not in my book.
You're assuming way way too much Jason. Way too much. And most of your assumptions perhaps come from your previous remarks before the interview in which you were certain Craig would retire. It's called disappointment from your side. Not factual news :-).
Very perceptive post.
What angers me is his remark that everybody still is tired... sorry that's just not acceptable. It's been one year.
Anyway I will stay silent in this matter now. I am angry and disappointed, the next phase will be resignation.
If Craig would return for Bond 25 I would be very, very surprised and question if it is reasonable, unless of course the film hits the theaters in 2018, but does anybody believe in this scenario now?
- actor Tom Cruise is 54 years old. He played Ethan Hunt 5 times
- actor Robert Downey Jr. is 51 years old. He played Tony Stark 7 times (up for his 8th and 9th time in "Spiderman: Homecoming" and "Avengers: Infinity War")
- actor Hugh Jackman is 48 years old. He played Wolverine 7 times (up for his 8th in "Logan")
- actor Daniel Craig is 48 years old too. He played James Bond 007 4 times. I'd say he is young enough to continue playing Bond for a while.
Why the comparison? Because I think it's a valid comparison. It shows that age has nothing to do with all this in the world of blockbuster characters like Ethan Hunt and Tony Stark. Moreover, EON Productions could still make a very good Bond film somewhere in 2019, by giving Craig simply less screentime (and perhaps make it more of a movie about the villain). Hugh Jackman and Downey Jr. did the same time. They came back, but demanded less heavy and exhausting shooting schedules. Something like that can be done with Daniel Craig as well.
In the end what counts for me is a damn good James Bond film. Not just an assembly line-style of Bond films like we had in the past. And in all honesty, I don't mind a longer wait. To me the Craig era has been damn fine so far. I am 35 years old now. I don't mind Daniel to focus with Barbara on 'Othello' and in the meanwhile film the new Todd Field TV-Series 'Purity'.
James Bond will always return :-).
Absolutely @Talos7 :-). I think you would be a great gym buddy of Daniel ;-).
Casino Royale:
Quantum of Solace:
Skyfall:
SPECTRE:
I guess we both didn't expect too much eh ;-)? I am still very very happy. I don't need to heavily buy up the 'Bond On Set' books for the moment hehe. Their prices will stay the same for the moment :-P.
that's not BB that is Kate Winslet. He presented her BAFTA for The Reader
I don't think Sam has a problem with that, considering Daniel's more than kissing the other ex of Sam :D
Spoiled, illogical, whiny and childish sum them up pretty well.
For those that feel there's nothing to discuss RE Bond 25, there's the door, don't let it hit your arse on the way out. We don't need to hear your tired petulance in this space, as it's all we've heard since SP came out, motivated by nothing concrete or sensical.
For those like me that want to discuss a fun night and talk with Daniel, by all means stay, as you know who you are. Basically everyone that was here along with me as it happened in real time, enjoying the event of it all and deciding to be happy and optimistic rather than moping and cynical; I thank you all for that. Because we are the ones that know what is going on, and can look at comments from the night with clear eyes without making statements that hold no real water and only serve to prove our own odd perceptions of how things are going.
What's clear to me and many others here is that Daniel is far from considering leaving the role. The emphatic and electrically-charged responses he made about his time with Bond last night convey the picture of a man who is ready and willing to do more when the time is right, and who now more than ever loves his job and appreciates what it allows him to do as an actor inside and outside the tux. Which are all feelings from Dan I and countless others have been defending for months now as a select few here (you also know who you are) try to argue he's in it all for the money, hates Bond, and is now past his expiration date.
Those of you who always act in this way, and continue to act in this way-like children in many respects-don't surprise me, but all your mewling tears aren't going to rain on the parade of those who meet this day with optimism and encouragement. Perhaps we can recommend you to our oculists so you can fix your foggy and downright embarrassing perceptions of the state of play?
Today I'll be on the look-out for David Zaritsky's vlog post on YouTube about the event, and when it reveals itself, I'll post it here. Until then, you lot behave, and don't act like newborns in the maternity ward.
Let's all take a breather. Like I said before, knowing that Craig is still undecided is better than knowing he's quit for good.
Think you're being lenient, mate. It's like being on a night out in the gay village with a bunch of queens.
Go and read a Fleming and stop moaning you insufferable people.
By the way, here's a new clip:
Honestly, judging from this interview, it looks as if he's got another Bond in him. And I think he knows it too.
I don't get that impression from him at all. Not in the slightest.
Me neither.