'I hate to burst the bubble': Daniel Craig DENIES he has signed up for new Bond films... but insists the stalling is down to 'personal reasons' not money
The subject of his return to Bond has been widely-discussed.
And Daniel Craig was once again giving nothing away on Tuesday as he appeared on US radio show Morning Magic 106.7, where he left fans in further limbo when he revealed nothing had been confirmed as it was all up to 'personal decisions'.
The 49-year-old actor, who is the seventh Bond and has starred in four movies thus far, insisted the hold-ups were nothing to do with pay as he admitted, undoubtedly to fan's delight, that he would 'love to do it'.
The name's Bond: Daniel Craig was once again giving nothing away on Tuesday as he appeared on US radio show Morning Magic 106.7, where he left fans in further limbo when he revealed nothing had been confirmed as it was all up to 'personal decisions'
Earlier this year, it was reported he was poised to make his fifth appearance as Bond following talks with franchise producer Barbara Broccoli.
He prompted speculation over the identity of his successor by insisting he would prefer to ‘slash his own wrists’ rather than reprise the role after completing work on his last appearance as the secret agent in 2015 blockbuster Spectre.
But Page Six reported his potential replacement Tom Hiddleston, once a front runner for the coveted role, has effectively been ruled out by Broccoli following a series of encouraging talks with Daniel.
Yet things remain as up in the air as ever, as he revealed on Tuesday: 'I’d hate to burst the bubble, but no decision has been made at the moment.
Comeback? The 49-year-old actor, who is the seventh Bond and has starred in four movies thus far, insisted the hold-ups were nothing to do with pay as he admitted, undoubtedly to fan's delight, that he would 'love to do it'
Star of the show: 'It’s just all very personal decisions to be made at the moment. I know they’re desperate to get going and I would in theory love to do it, but there is no decision just yet'
'There’s a lot of noise out there and nothing official has been confirmed and I’m not, like, holding out for more money or doing anything like that.
'It’s just all very personal decisions to be made at the moment. I know they’re desperate to get going and I would in theory love to do it, but there is no decision just yet.'
Sources claim Hiddleston's high profile romance with American pop star Taylor Swift, coupled with a bizarre acceptance speech at the 74th annual Golden Globes, during which he relayed an awkwardly expressed anecdote about aid workers in impoverished south Sudan warmly greeting him after watching his TV drama The Night Manager, also failed to impress Broccoli.
Craig enjoyed enormous success in the years following his first appearance as Bond in 2005 hit Casino Royale.
Serious times: Craig enjoyed enormous success in the years following his first appearance as Bond in 2005 hit Casino Royale
Comeback? 'It’s just all very personal decisions to be made at the moment. I know they’re desperate to get going and I would in theory love to do it, but there is no decision just yet.'
The actor has played 007 on three further occasions, but he appeared adamant that the Sam Mendes directed Spectre, in which all four of Craig's Bond film's are neatly tied together, would be his last during an interview with Time Out.
'I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists,' he told the magazine in 2015. 'We’re done. All I want to do is move on,'
He added that if he did another movie, 'it would only be for the money.’
Craig was paid $10.7 million for 2012 smash Skyfall, making him the highest-paid Bond actor ever; the film was the first Bond movie to break the one billion dollar mark.
Its enormous success led to Craig reportedly brokering a deal to be paid £31 million for his next two 007 films, including Spectre, the 24th film in the franchise. I’m contracted for one more but I’m not going to make predictions,' he told Event in September 2014.
The name's.. Craig was paid $10.7 million for 2012 smash Skyfall, making him the highest-paid Bond actor ever; the film was the first Bond movie to break the one billion dollar mark
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