Daniel Craig will no longer be James Bond. The British actor announced that he will not reprise the role of agent 007, as his schedule will be too busy in the future to be able to immerse himself in the role of the most famous secret agent in the world for a fifth time. Now there is a period of speculation as to who will be his successor, who will join the likes of Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Peirce Brosnan and current Bond Daniel Craig.
Now it's official. Daniel Craig it won't be anymore James Bond, which means that we will soon get a seventh actor to play the agent 007! The Briton was in Her Majesty's service for a decade and made four films during that time: Casino Royale, Quantum of Compassion, Skyfall and Spectre. If his words in October, when he said that he would rather cut the veins on his arm than repeat the role in which he excelled for the last decade, were not taken too seriously, this time the decision is final. Oversaturation and boredom are not at play, but his schedule simply won't allow it. The 47-year-old signed a contract to play in an American TV series Purity, which will consist of 20 one-hour episodes.
Daniel Craig's tenure as Agent 007 spanned 9 years (2006-2015). But what does that mean compared to other players? His predecessor Pierce Brosnan was James Bond for seven years (1995–2002), Timothy Dalton appeared as Ian Fleming's film character between 1987 and 1989. He was preceded by Bond for a dozen years Roger Moore (1973–1985). He had the shortest "pontificate". George Lazenby, who was Bond only once (1969), Sean Connery however, he had two "terms" and was a secret agent between 1962 and 1967 and in 1971.
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Who will be the new James Bond? Names like Damien Lewis (Homeland), Idris Elba (Ring of Fire), Henry Caville (Man of Steel), Michael Fassenbender (Steve Jobs) and Tom Hardy (The Show) are in the running, but only time will tell who will land this honor and will star in the 25th James Bond film.
