Daniel Craig’s Bond backflip: ‘I’ve got the best job in the world’
LOOKS like Daniel Craig may be regretting publicly slamming the idea of taking on the role of James Bond again.
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DANIEL Craig has expressed regret for slamming the idea of working with the James Bond franchise again.
The Sun reports at an appearance at the New Yorker Festival over the weekend, the actor appeared to do a spectacular backflip on his earlier stance.
During the conversation, he revealed: “As far as I’m concerned, I’ve got the best job in the world. I’ll keep doing it as long as I still get a kick out of it.”
He later added: “If I were to stop doing it, I would miss it terribly.”
Last year, Daniel upset fans by saying he would “rather slit his wrists” than play the titular character again — but admitted at the festival that the role was “a good gig he enjoyed”.
On the comment, he said: “They say that s*** sticks — and that definitely stuck.
“It was the day after filming. I’d been away from home for a year.”
Since then, rumours have been rife over who will take over the role when Daniel steps down from it — including front runner Aiden Turner and Tom Hiddleston.
Idris Elba has also been considered by fans as a fitting replacement and would be the first black James Bond, and X Files star Gillian Anderson also threw her hat into the ring to be the first female James Bond by teasing fans with a mock poster on Twitter.
The 47-year-old wrote: “It’s Bond. Jane Bond.”
But producers have since revealed that they are keen to get Daniel to remain — and have reportedly offered him over $A150 million for two more movies.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today program, executive producer Callum McDougall said the star was “absolutely the first choice” of producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
“I know they’re hoping for him to come back,” he admitted.
This story originally appeared in The Sun and is republished here with permission.
Originally published as Daniel Craig’s Bond backflip: ‘I’ve got the best job in the world’
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