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[Fro]

This is another one of those "old quote recycled as new story" things the Sun is famous more.

[mrsbonds_ppk]

Ok...he can make other films while he's playing Bond who's to stop him. Didn't the other actors who played the character do other movies while they were in the role?...Yes. So I don't see the big deal. But at the same time he may have to pass up other good projects because of it. It depends on what he and his employers want and don't want. But he knew what was to happen when he took the role of James Bond. I agree that none of the other fellas who played Bond were totally typecast and Craig should be the least worried about that because of the fact that he does these different roles. At the least I would say he'll finish his contract and may and I stress may do a fourth. I don't think he would back out of the deal unless he just gets to the point that he can't handle it and doesn't want it. I also think it depends on how the second and third films go for him and EON. But if this is true I am also disappointed that he would let so many fans down even though I'm not a big fan of his but appreciate what he has done for Bond.

[Germanlady]

But if this is true I am also disappointed that he would let so many fans down even though I'm not a big fan of his but appreciate what he has done for Bond.

That`s another reason why he won`t do it. In a recent Cannes interview he`s answered the question what is good about being Bond, that there are countless things, which are good AND he said in in a very convinced voice. So I take it, that he doesn`t change his mind in such a short time.
And as you`ve said it, nobody has stopped him sofar from doing lots of other stuff.

[iexpectu2die]

Haha - this is a ridiculous article, nothing there suggests anything about quitting after the next one.

[JADSTERSDAD]

Three picture deal. Sorted. He'll do them. BUT... remember how many times Roger said that the next was his last? Granted, for him, money probably WAS a more significant factor. But after all DC has said about the last Bond and looking forward to the challenge of the next... I see him doing a trilogy but then possibly quitting.

Andy

[Jet Set Willy]

Let's hope this isn't true....

http://www.londonnet...18_20070629.php

http://www.realbuzz....?...&post=41832

http://uk.real.com/v..._s_Bond_threat/

[RedKelly]

Ya, I read that over at mi6.co.uk but I would think it's as true as Chuck Norris will play Bond.

[chris-o]

I hope too, that Daniel Craig will make a trilogy. It would be a great ending for his career as Bond.

But now I'm looking forward to Bond 22!

[chris-o]

He said he would make three Bond movies.

[tdalton]

I hope that Craig continues on in the role far past the trilogy that it was thought that he would be making. Although I can't say that I'm all that surprised to hear that he's considering stepping down after the next film, I hope that he decides to continue on in the role for a long, long time.

If he only did two, though, between him and Dalton, the two great Bonds would have between them a full tenure in the role.

[kneelbeforezod]

The thing is, he doesn't hint that he may quit after 22 anywhere. He just says he won't make these films forever, which could just as easily apply to his doing 3 films only. Personally I never expected him to go past 3.

[SecretAgentFan]

"I don't just want to make spy films and I've never made movies just for money either."

Where does that hint at Craig quitting after Bond 22?

Nonsense and ridiculous. Next rumor, please.

[sorking]

Can we say 'desperate for a headline'?

Nonsense.

[LadySylvia]

Craig had said that he wants to do other movies during his tenure as Bond.

[Harmsway]

Although I can't say that I'm all that surprised to hear that he's considering stepping down after the next film, I hope that he decides to continue on in the role for a long, long time.

I don't think he is. I think it's just bad journalism - stretching quotes that simply say, "I don't want to do spy films forever" to indicate that it's a hint that he'll quit after BOND 22. A cheap tactic to produce a worthwhile headline - "Craig won't be Bond forever" just doesn't cut it.

[SecretAgentFan]

Any actor will say he

[Loomis]

Why is so much being made of this? There's absolutely no reason to believe that Craig is even hinting at quitting after BOND 22.

[shady ginzo]

The thing is, he doesn't hint that he may quit after 22 anywhere. He just says he won't make these films forever, which could just as easily apply to his doing 3 films only. Personally I never expected him to go past 3.

exactly

he doesn't say anything about quitting. there's nothing in this article to draw the coclusion of the headline "1 more bond for daniel" it's as acurate as "12 more bond trilogies for daniel, this year"

he simply says he doesn't want to do them exclusivly, which given the number of projects he's involved in at any given time, is certainly far from happening.


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[Johnboy007]

I don't see anything that indicates he's leaving after Bond22. Craig, like Brosnan, seems to indicate he does not want to be type casted and wants to do a variety of roles.

Still, I think he's only doing the three he is contracted for and then moves on.

[Garth007]

Nooooooooooooooo! I hope this isn't true. I mean, I know he wont do Bond films forever and also that he has a condtraced for three films, but He needs to do at least three of them. Hes the best... in my opinion.

[Scottlee]

I doubt he'll go after Bond 22. We've been led to believe it's a 3 film deal and 3 films is what I think we'll get. If the choice was entirely Daniel's, I don't think he'd want to be a 2-film Bond and be left with the same "Oh what could have been" legacy as Dalton, just as he wouldn't want to linger too long like Moore possibly did. For my money this may turn out to be the most dead-set pre-determined length of run any Bond actor as ever had. With all the previous Bonds, nobody would ever have had a clue how long each tenure would turn out to be. With Craig, it looks almost set in stone (three and out).

[Blonde Bond]

Two films; not so great. Three films; I'm good with that.
Even Dalton deserved three. But we know how it ended up.

[Qwerty]

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[dinovelvet]

Why is so much being made of this? There's absolutely no reason to believe that Craig is even hinting at quitting after BOND 22.

Exactly! Its THE SUN for God's sake, and even they have worded it ambiguously to imply that he said this. In case we need reminding, this is the publication that 'exclusively' announced that Thandie Newton would be playing Vesper Lynd, not to mention all the Craig can't drive, got 18 teeth punched out style rumors they ran all through the production of CR. Absolutely nothing to see here, folks, let's move on.

[lafemmefantome]

Well whatever happens will happen. My view is to take things one film at a time. If the next Bond film is a success, financially and critically, then you'll have the third.

Besides, I guess my sarcastic sense of humor says, kids might "remember/typecast" him more for Lord Asriel? Eh...either way as many have already said.

Rubbish!

Cheers,
lafemme

[DaveBond21]

I hope he makes his 3 Bond movies, but this goes along with what I have said about him from the start. He is already getting tired of the role.


I would not be surprised if he left after 2, but I would rather he stuck it out until after Bond 23.

[Col. Sun]

We'll get loads of nonsense from the press re: Craig and Bond.

I recall in '87, the News of the World (Basically The Sun newspaper for Sundays) "EXCLUSIVELY" claimed Dalton had been axed after TLD. Eon and Dalton charged in and made the newspaper retract their false claim. This was more serious than this present so called story because, if memory serves, TLD had not yet been released so the claim could have really hurt the film etc.

In this case, The Sun have not said Craig is definitely qutting -- because Eon would jump in -- but the paper is twisting his words to suggest that he is somehow hinting that he might step down after one more. It's complete nonsense because when you actually read the quotes that is NOT what Craig is saying at all. And he would be way out of order saying such a thing when Bond 22 is moving forward.

Craig has signed for 3 movies, as Dalton was, but it was the long gap after LTK and the lack of support from MGM, which ultimately led to Dalton stepping down.

Craig will do his 3 films -- and may be -- if the script is really good, he might even do a 4th, but I'm pretty sure, like many here, that he won't do more than that.

I suspect the days of having an actor play Bond for 5,6 or 7 movies are over. A shame because in the end it will be the relatively frequent re-casting of Bond which will kill the series.

An early prediction -- and possibly too negative -- but after Craig leaves perhaps the next Bond actor may in fact be the last
one, leaving us with 7 actors for 007 and 26 or 27 films.

[SeanValen00V]

Just because the current news may not be accurate, doesn't mean it rules out him quitting.

If after 2 films, he feels differently about things, and the producers concur, contracts mean little then.

Look at the Doctor Who actors, Christopher Ecclestone, very successful and popular, does one series and then quits, shocking the fans.


I don't assume to know what's in his contract, there maybe clauses after 2 films. The future isn't certain, but my guess is, he'll do 3, but we've seen stranger things happen in this business.

[DaveBond21]

but we've seen stranger things happen in this business.

Exactly. There is a difference between how much we fans enjoy Daniel Craig as Bond and how much he is enjoying it. I think he always knew that the role would have its negative side - in particular press intrusion and greater exposure.

I always thought he was a great choice as Bond but nowhere near the kind of personality off-screen to deal with the extra attention.

[RazorBlade]

I'm with the folks who say that this is just speculation. The words of famous people are forever being spin around or just made up to sell papers or ad space on TV. I'm going to the movie in 2008 and have a ball watching James Bond. And again as soon as the next one comes out.

That won't make the news though it should.