No Time to Die Director Addresses James Bond’s Problematic Past By David Crow Moreover, it’s been a lucrative one, with the already-released four films having collectively grossed around $3.1 billion worldwide. Despite that, Craig’s five-film tenure will make him the longest-serving big screen Bond, 15 years under his belt. Yet, after returning for 2008’s Quantum of Solace and the record-breaking entry that was 2012’s Skyfall, Craig was essentially already spent, resulting in his controversial 2015 statement that he’d “rather break this glass and slash my wrists” than return to the role after filming Spectre. The actor’s tenure as Bond, which started with 2006’s Casino Royale, has been punishing, both physically and emotionally, on an entirely different level than it was for previous portrayers of the voraciously suave MI6 agent. Next year we’ll start thinking about the future.”įor Craig, it’s a celebration that’s well-earned, albeit one that punctuates years of behind-the-scenes tumult regarding the demands of the role. “We want Daniel to have his time of celebration. “We’re not thinking about it at all,” Broccoli said of the search for the next 007. Yet, according to the producers, it’s also a matter of common courtesy. Obviously, making said decision-potentially the biggest watershed turn of the franchise’s nearly-sixty-year history-this early in the process is ill-advised as No Time to Die rounds its October wide release. Wilson, while speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today ( via Deadline) regarding the elephant in the room. That notion has come straight from the proverbial horse’s mouth, in this case Eon Productions, via producer half-siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. The highly-anticipated decision centering on who will ultimately portray MGM’s seventh officially canonical big screen James Bond-and all the controversy that comes with it-won’t even be considered until 2022. But the stewards of the franchise say that there is no rush to even start that inevitable casting process. Indeed, even before Craig sips his last onscreen shaken-not-stirred martini, speculation over his replacement has already snowballed to the point where it arguably overshadows the film itself. Yet, it’s understandable that fans of the James Bond franchise find themselves looking beyond the film, since it serves as Daniel Craig’s long-signaled cinematic swan song. The delayed release of No Time to Die, at long last, inches ever so closely.
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