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Daniel Craig wanted to quit Bond before Skyfall


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#1 PPK_19

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 01:34 PM

I saw this in the London Metro this morning, and again on the Guardian website: http://www.guardian....p=ILCMUSIMG9382

He said in an interview with Rolling Stone "I've been trying to get out of this from the moment i got into it"

Interesting. Bet he's changed his mind now though, after Skyfall's success. But i doubt he'll do more than the next two he's contracted for.

#2 Miles Miservy

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 01:46 PM

First I'm hearing of that. There were stories circulated last year that Daniel Craig was expected to be the longest runng actor to hold the role in the series.

#3 DamnCoffee

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 02:17 PM

I really don't believe this for a second. The last I heard, Craig was 'incredibly proud, and loved doing the role.'

He's probably being misquoted.

#4 JCRendle

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 02:20 PM

Or talking tongue-(firmly)-in-cheek.

RS: Do you enjoy making Bond films?
DC: (eyes rolling) No, I've been trying to get out of this from the moment i got into it

#5 Nick Bone

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 02:20 PM

This makes absolutely no sense at all. Crap, I say... he´s been misquoted or he was just playing with the journalist. This could be his humour :)

#6 PPK_19

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 02:50 PM

True, he could be misquoted. Perhaps those yanks misinterpreted his Brit sense of humour.

#7 Judo chop

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:05 PM

"I've been trying to get out of it..."

Hmmm... over here that's called 'quitting', and it happens all the time without too much difficulty. Is it illegal in England or something? Maybe quitting the role of James Bond is the last remaining form of high treason on the books?

#8 MajorB

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:06 PM

I suspect he was being facetious, and the interviewer missed the fact or failed to mention it. It contradicts pretty much everything else he's said about the role since he got it.

#9 marktmurphy

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:07 PM

Yes I saw this in the paper this morning too- I wouldn't be surprised if he retracts or refutes this quite rapidly.

#10 Pussfeller

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:18 PM

Sheesh. Have you guys never seen Craig give an interview? Every third answer is a leg-pull, as this obviously is.

#11 Dustin

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:31 PM

Sheesh. Have you guys never seen Craig give an interview? Every third answer is a leg-pull, as this obviously is.


This.


Or talking tongue-(firmly)-in-cheek.

RS: Do you enjoy making Bond films?
DC: (eyes rolling) No, I've been trying to get out of this from the moment i got into it


And this.


Frankly, if you've seen some of Craig's interviews it's pretty obvious how this was meant. There is a link to an interview with Craig, Wilson, Broccoli and Mendes somewhere around here. Every second answer is like this, how the producers persuade their director and Craig with holding a gun to the head, how the gun was only pulled halfway, so on. It's hardly rocket science to get the meaning. And this quote comes from a Rolling Stone interview. Do any of you young hoppers still actually read the Rolling Stone? They are famous for providing an atmosphere for their interviews that makes people relaxed and talking fairly free.

So this basically is... just another wasted headline, nothing else.

#12 SecretAgentFan

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:41 PM

Indeed. Nothing to see here, people...

#13 AMC Hornet

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 03:58 PM

Dan's also said he drinks Heineken every morning; "Doesn't everyone?"

Exclusive! The shocking truth behind Daniel Craig's battle with alcoholism!

And when Sir Roger takes a few good-natured shots at his friend Sir Sean:

Sean Connery told Roger Moore to get stuffed!

It's called red-top journalism, and it relies on the absence of inflection. Anyone listening to these interviews would be LTAF, including the original interviewer. It's only those basing their articles on print transcripts who feel free to infer another meaning.

#14 DamnCoffee

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 06:00 PM

Christ.



#15 seawolfnyy

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 06:10 PM

Still don't believe yet, just sounds like Rolling Stone was bored and needed to drum up some form of lame controversy. I mean come on they had to talk about something. It's not like we just had something major to report on like a presidential election or anything....

#16 stamper

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 06:12 PM

It doesn't matter. He said it. It's reported. It's true. After all, any of his other films beat James Bond in popularity.

#17 Judo chop

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 06:20 PM

It doesn't matter.

Agreed!

#18 elizabeth

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 06:57 PM

The first thing I thought when I saw this was "Wow, is this thread gonna turn out like the 'DC Turned Down Bond' thread?"

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Posted 08 November 2012 - 07:04 PM

Harrison Ford just been cast as James Bond. True. I wrote it on the internet.

#20 AMC Hornet

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Posted 09 November 2012 - 12:19 AM

The vid DC posted reports what Craig said in paraphrase, not verbatim. Either they knew the game would be up if you heard Craig speaking and laughing, or they couldn't use the recording - if there is one - without paying a royalty to RS. Or they're just going with third-hand hearsay.

Seriously, Craig was unsure about playing Bond until Eon let him read the CR script. Then, he may have felt like "what have I gotten myself into?" and hoped that Miccoli would change their minds, but the money and profile are so great that he can't back out now.

Come on, media: does someone accept a lucrative, extended contract if one really wants out?

#21 Peckinpah1976

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Posted 09 November 2012 - 09:42 AM

This is the original source:-

http://www.realbolly...james-bond.html

At no point has Rolling Stone Magazine published anything to this effect or has anybody else quoted directly from the claimed original article.

It's just a non-story that's gone viral.

Edited by Peckinpah1976, 09 November 2012 - 09:44 AM.


#22 Iceskater101

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 03:05 PM

Well I was reading an article about him and he said that he thought the script to Quantum of Solace was really bad, but he stuck around anyway. I mean maybe he did want to quit after Quantum but then saw the script for Skyfall and thought this was a good Bond. especially since he suggested Sam Mendes to direct.!

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 04:07 AM

"I've been trying to get out of it..."

Hmmm... over here that's called 'quitting', and it happens all the time without too much difficulty. Is it illegal in England or something? Maybe quitting the role of James Bond is the last remaining form of high treason on the books?


Nothing wrong with quitting the role. But don't sign a contract for two more Bond films, and then turn around two months later and try to get out of it. That's why I think this is all a hoax, or a misquote.

This is the original source:-

http://www.realbolly...james-bond.html

At no point has Rolling Stone Magazine published anything to this effect or has anybody else quoted directly from the claimed original article.

It's just a non-story that's gone viral.


That's interesting. Good for RS for clarifying this before this gets further out of hand.

Harrison Ford just been cast as James Bond. True. I wrote it on the internet.


That's right. Because no one would put anything on the internet if it wasn't true! ;)

#24 sharpshooter

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:04 AM

Craig has said in the past he'll be Bond until they tell him to stop, or until his knees go. This new comment flies in the face of that. I'm not convinced.

#25 Kelly Smith

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 09:38 AM

Hmmm. Well here's all I could find online from the Rolling Stone interview. Make of it what you will.

http://www.rollingst...s-bond-20121109

#26 Hockey Mask

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:11 PM

That joke may actually be the most disgusting joke I have ever heard.

#27 PPK_19

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 01:38 PM

That joke may actually be the most disgusting joke I have ever heard.


I'll second that! Who knew Bond has such a foul mouth...

#28 byline

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 02:41 PM

Well, given the overall tone of the excerpt, I'd say this was extreme sarcasm.

#29 Chief of SIS

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:24 PM

Broccoli has him on a leash.

From a Collider interview a few weeks back: http://collider.com/...terview/209508/

Daniel, do you dread the potential call one day that they’re moving on with Bond?

Mendes: He can’t wait. Are you kidding? He’s desperate for the call.
Craig: No, look.
Broccoli: He’ll be waiting a long time.
Craig: I get a huge kick out of doing this and I can see doing another film. The whole point of this is they take such a chunk out of your life. I’m contracted to two, by the way, which is fairly common.
Broccoli: At least two.
Craig: That’s not what it says.
Broccoli: At least two.
Craig: I can see the next one. Beyond that, there’s so much work involved, bringing it together. I’d love to do another movie. That’s what I’m trying to say in a very roundabout way.
Broccoli: At least two.
[...]

What about the idea of doing another film, or two films?

Broccoli: At least two films.
Craig: See what I have to put up with? You don’t know the half of it.
[...]

Is there a vision for the next film?

Broccoli: No. I mean, we just finished this movie. October 8 was the first time we actually got to see this movie. And the next at least two that Daniel’s going to do – -
Craig: Jesus Christ.


Edited by Chief of SIS, 13 November 2012 - 03:26 PM.


#30 Vauxhall

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:27 PM


That joke may actually be the most disgusting joke I have ever heard.

I'll second that! Who knew Bond has such a foul mouth...

Presumably not an early script extract from BOND 24.