Daniel Craig has given a brilliantly blunt response over who will succeed him as the next James Bond actor.
The actor, 56, has held the titular lead in the beloved film franchise for years, having starred in five of the franchise’s 27 productions.
He announced he would be retiring from the franchise after appearing in No Time To Die in 2021 and now there is speculation as to who will be his successor.
Craig himself is not so concerned with who it may be.
Watch the video above.
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“If you were to pass the James Bond torch, who would you love to see play him?” Craig was asked in an interview with Variety.
Craig let out a laugh before responding, “I don’t care”.
While the actor refused to weigh in on the speculation, fans are curious about who his successor may be.
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A number of actors have been rumoured to be the one to take on the role, including Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, but there is not yet any official confirmation.
In March this year, The Sun reported Taylor-Johnson had been offered the role but as no formal announcement has been made and it remains unclear who will take on the role of secret agent 007.
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Craig stepped away from the world of James Bond after his performance in No Time To Die and it’s a decision he has no regrets about.
“None at all,” Craig told BBC Radio 4’s Best of Today podcast when asked if he had any regrets, per Variety.
“I had an incredibly fortunate 17 years of my life making this. I literally want to spend the next 20 years of my life making this. I literally want to spend the next 20 years of my life trying to unhook it all and try and put it into a place because it was incredible.”
As for life after Bond, Craig starred in the 2022 film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and his new film Queer alongside Drew Starkey is set to be released soon.
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