The man who made Bond cool for a new generation of moviegoers with Casino Royale, may be hanging around with MI6 a little longer.
Actually a lot longer if the reports are true.
Daniel Craig, who is currently filming his third Bond film Skyfall, is negotiating to star in FIVE more James Bond films. (Craig originally signed on for three films.) If negotiations are successful and Craig does all five films, he would tie Roger Moore for most Bond movies.
Now let's assume for a second that all of these "ifs" happen. If we estimate three years between movies, that means that Craig will wrap up that contract just before he hits 60. Initially my thought was that Craig would be too old, however Moore was 58 when he did A View to a Kill (1985) his final James Bond film. Also Sean Connery was 53 when he did his last Bond film Never Say Never Again in 1983. Hell I guess if Harrsion Ford can play Indiana Jones at 65, then Craig can play Bond at 59.
Although I think Craig is an excellent James Bond, one of the great things about the Bond series is that the torch is passed every couple of years to a new actor. I was really hoping for Christian Bale to be next James Bond but I guess Craig will have to suffice.
Skyfall is currently filming and will be released November 2012.
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