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Confirmed! Daniel Craig will play James Bond again

Confirmed! Daniel Craig will play James Bond again

The actor may have cringed at the thought earlier but looks like he's come around
26 Jul, 2017

What can we say, more than, told ya so!

Daniel Craig, the British actor who once said he'd rather slash his wrists than play James Bond a fifth time, is returning as 007 after all.

Citing two unnamed people "briefed on the matter," The New York Times said the 49-year-old's return to the big screen in 2019 was a "done deal" for the 25th movie in a franchise that has thrilled generations of cinemagoers.

Eon Productions that oversees everything Bond and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, which holds rights to the franchise, announced Monday that Bond would return to US cinemas on November 8, 2019 with an earlier release in Britain and worldwide.

The film's cast and director would be announced "at a later date," they said in a statement. On Tuesday, MGM declined to comment on the Times report.

Writers of the new movie will be Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, the same duo behind previous Bond films, including the four earlier iterations in which Craig starred to critical acclaim and box office success.

Craig's return had been subject to furious speculation. In 2015 he told Time Out magazine: "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists... We're done. All I want to do is move on."

Asked if he meant for good, he told the magazine: "For at least a year or two... If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money."

Craig later distanced himself from those remarks, attributing them to being tired after a grueling shoot for 2015 Bond movie Spectre.

Potential replacements touted as the silver screen's most iconic secret agent have been British actors Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba.

Comments

XUB Jul 26, 2017 08:06pm
Elegant but old now. Find someone younger... Try Fawad Khan ;)
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Adeeb Jul 26, 2017 08:27pm
Yes the best James Bond ever after Roger Moore.
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Bond 000 Jul 27, 2017 10:25am
@Adeeb Pierce Brosnan
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asgher Jul 27, 2017 12:43pm
The country needs you Mr. Bond.
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Alanore Jul 27, 2017 02:15pm
Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan were the best. Even Timothy Daltong was better than Daniel Craig. I mean how hard is it to find a new James Bond. I realy hate Daniel Craig ever since he started.
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