Daniel Craig dwells on the next 007, and he doesn’t mince his words

Who will succeed Daniel Craig as 007? A question that has been talked about in cottages for years now, and more precisely since the broadcast of Dying can waitwhich is to be Daniel Craig’s final James Bond film. Asked about his possible successor, the British actor did not mince his words.

Daniel Craig cashes in on his interest in James Bond

Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Heavy rain, 007 Spectre, Dying can waitin total, Daniel Craig appeared in 5 films as James Bond. 5 films in 15 years, a good average for the now 56-year-old actor. Only, Craig decided to put this cult character behind him. But the British does not intend to desert the film sets, although he will return to Netflix in 2025 to Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysterythird part of the series after At loggerheads in 2019 and Glass Onion in 2022.

A future success for the streaming platform which will mark the return to our screens of detective Benoit Blanc, this time alongside Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Thomas Haden Church, Mila Kunis and Jeremy Renner. But before that, Craig will offer us his performance of the film Queera drama which narrates the life of Lee, a writer who falls in love with young Allerton, with whom they set out in search of a hallucinogenic plant with telepathic virtues.

A film presented in competition at the 2024 Venice Film Festival for which Daniel Craig and his co-star Drew Starkey are touring the media and the sets to promote it. At the microphone of Variety, Daniel Craig was notably questioned about the future of the James Bond saga. And the British actor did not mince his words. “If you had to pass the James Bond torch, who would you like to see in that role?” asked Tiana DeNicola Variety. “I don’t care.” he said, after bursting out laughing.

Daniel Craig has not hidden this detachment from the franchise since his decision to leave it. In 2022, he explained to the BBC in particular that he did not regret his decision to stop playing Agent 007. “I’ve had an incredibly lucky 17 years of my life doing this. I literally want to spend the next 20 years trying to break away from it, because it was incredible. I left the character where I wanted him. And I was given the opportunity to do that with the last film.” he confided.