Daniel Craig teased who the next James Bond could be when he made a cryptic joke at the 2024 Governors Awards on Sunday.
The actor, 56, who played 007 in five films from 2006 to 2021, weighed in on the ongoing debate while presenting an award on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Honoring producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson with the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award, he said “the next James Bond could be in the room.”
Previous reports suggested that Aaron-Taylor Johnson and Theo James could be next to take on the iconic role.
“Let’s leave something aside,” Daniel began.
Daniel Craig teased who the next James Bond could be when he made a cryptic joke at the 2024 Governor’s Awards on Sunday.
The actor, 56, who played 007 in five films from 2006 to 2021, weighed in on the ongoing debate while presenting an award on stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles (pictured in 2015’s Specter).
‘If you came here this afternoon to find out who the next James Bond is, don’t look at me, but he might be in the room. I’m just kidding. Maybe it’s not.’ PEOPLE report.
Daniel hung up his bow tie and tuxedo three years ago and has since leaned toward more experimental roles, ranging from a funny camp detective with a Southern accent to a man who falls in love with a drug addict in Mexico City, in the 1940s.
He will soon star in Queer, which is an adaptation of a novel by American writer William Burroughs.
The actor plays an American, William Lee, who lives in Mexico City and who becomes sexually obsessed with a former sailor, Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey).
During a special screening of the film in San Francisco on Monday, Daniel was joined by producer Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts.
She wore a leather bomber jacket which she paired with a pair of extravagant pants and a cream scarf.
The James Bond actor spent months taking dance and movement classes with Starkey, whose drug-addicted character Eugene was based on Adelbert Lewis Marker.
“There’s nothing like a good dance to break the ice,” said the two-time Golden Globe nominee. eastern time On Wednesday.
While honoring producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson with the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award, he said “the next James Bond could be in the room” (pictured Monday).
Daniel hung up his bow tie and tuxedo three years ago and will star in Queer
During a special screening of the film in San Francisco on Monday, Daniel was joined by producer Luca Guadagnino and Julia Roberts.
“I think it did everything. It made us bond very quickly because neither of us are dancers and we both had to go through the pain barrier to get into a good position. It was really important for us.”
Queer will hit US cinemas on November 27 and UK cinemas on December 13; It currently holds a 78% critical approval rating (from 68 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
Last week, Daniel offered a very blunt three-word answer when asked who he wanted to play the next James Bond.
As rumors swirl about who will replace him, Daniel has made his feelings about a new casting known, albeit bluntly.
Variety asked Daniel and his Queer co-star Drew Starkey on Thursday: “If you passed the James Bond torch, who would you love to see play him?”
The question brought a laugh from the Knives Out star as he matter-of-factly replied: “I don’t care.”
The comment comes after it was reported that fans will wait half a decade to see another 007 film return to their screens.
The five-year delay is reportedly due to “production and casting delays” as the next spy has yet to be confirmed.
She wore a leather bomber jacket which she paired with a pair of extravagant pants and a cream scarf.
Julia looked stylish in a dark gray jacket and matching trousers as she joined Luca on stage.
A year after the final release of No Time To Die in September 2021, producer Barbara Broccoli said there was a year of waiting before filming the next film.
But, much to the dismay of 007 fans, it is likely to be much longer as filming has not yet started.
In June 2022, Barbara said: “There’s no script and we can’t come up with it until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film because it’s actually a reinvention of Bond.”
‘We’re reinventing who he is, and that takes time. I would say filming is at least two years away.