Daniel Craig Talks Almost Turning Down James Bond, His Successor and Roger Michell in New Interview

Daniel Craig is offering up his best advice for the next 007.

Now that he’s saying goodbye to James Bond, many are wondering what a young Daniel Craig looked like before he ever took on the role of 007. It’s been fifteen years since the English actor first took on the role of the super spy, so suffice to say he looked quite different back then.

Not only was the choice to hire Cary Fukunaga to direct “No Time to Die” a great idea, considering the end result, but the fact that an American was given the reins to the very British James Bond franchise opened up the future to include some top-tier filmmakers that would be great fits to direct their own installment. Case in point—Denis Villeneuve.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentWhen Daniel Craig signed on as James Bond in 2005, he found himself under attack by snipers more vicious than any 007 had ever faced: the media.The naysayers immediately lamented the “blond Bond” and criticized his blue eyes. The London Daily Mirror on Oct.

Daniel Craig is opening up about his final performance as James Bond in "No Time To Die."  Craig, 53, appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday morning where he discussed the big happenings in his life as of late: playing the iconic British spy one last time, getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and becoming an honorary commander in the Royal Navy.

NEW YORK -- When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told the producers.But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted.

Rami Malek is dishing on the new James Bond movie!

NEW YORK -- When Daniel Craig first got the gig, he felt like something had gone amiss. “You’ve got the wrong guy,” he told the producers.But Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson insisted.

As the world prepares to see Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond in "No Time To Die," it’s been announced that the actor will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside a fellow 007 actor.  On Oct. 6, two days ahead of the release of "No Time To Die" following months of delays brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Craig will be honored as the 2,704th celebrity to get a star on the Walk of Fame.

Jordan Moreau Ahead of the U.S. release of “No Time to Die,” Daniel Craig will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The 007 actor will get his star in a ceremony on Wednesday, Oct.

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It’s no secret that Daniel Craig stepping away from the role of James Bond after “No Time to Die” hits theaters in about a week. No, this isn’t a fake goodbye like when he joked about “slashing his wrists” before playing Bond again after “Spectre.” This time, it’s actually happening.

Daniel Craig has both shaken and stirred the fashion world after he turned up to the James Bond premiere dressed in a raspberry pink velvet jacket. The actor wore a velvet jacket from The Anderson & Sheppard, a bespoke shop and haberdashery based in Mayfair, London.

After 15 years, Daniel Craig is saying goodbye to Bond, James Bond, with the long-awaited film No Time to Die.

NEW YORK -- Fresh off his turn as James Bond, Daniel Craig has his next project lined up and its also got plenty of blood being spilled.Craig will return to Broadway in 2022 as Macbeth in a revival of Williams Shakespeare's tragedy, with Ruth Negga making her Broadway debut playing Lady Macbeth.“Macbeth” will play the Lyceum Theatre starting March 29, 2022, with an opening set for April 28. Tony Award-winner Sam Gold will direct.

Since Daniel Craig nearly left the iconic 007 role, following the disaster of “Spectre,” the title of his final Bond film, director Cary Joji Fukunaga’s “No Time To Die,” has carried a cruelly ironic tone. Craig has had nothing but time: days, months, and now years added to his sentence as the man who orders his martini best shaken, not stirred.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAfter two years of James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 idling in the driveway thanks to the global pandemic, Hollywood finally got its hands on “No Time to Die.”While stars like Daniel Craig and Naomie Harris lit up the world premiere of the Cary Fukunaga project in London on Tuesday, press and industry in New York and Los Angeles were treated to simultaneous screenings – brining a long-awaited look at Craig’s final turn as 007.Here were our biggest takeaways from the

Since Daniel Craig nearly left the iconic 007 role, following the disaster “Spectre,” the title to his final Bond film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, titled “No Time to Die,” has carried a cruelly ironic tone. Craig has had nothing but time: days, months, and now years were added to his sentence as the man who orders his martini best shaken, not stirred.

You already know this by now, but Daniel Craig is done with the role of James Bond, after starring in five films as 007. And with the fifth film, “No Time to Die,” hitting theaters in less than two weeks, you would think the person that is replacing Craig in the role would be something Barbara Broccoli and other Bond producers would be thinking about.