Daniel Craig did not want to spoil his luck.
The 56-year-old actor recently revealed that he had no game plan other than possibly never working again after ending his 15-year reign as James Bond.
talked to craig hollywood reporter About his life after 007 and his unexpected journey to play William Lee in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film “Queer,” in which his character becomes infatuated with a younger man (Drew Starkey).
“I had no plans. I was like, ‘I’ll probably never work again,'” he said during the interview after starring in his fifth “Bond” film.
However, he hasn’t given up, starring in several films since “No Time to Die” (2021) — and it wasn’t Craig’s role as Bond that caught Guadagnino’s attention.
“But a few years ago I made a film called love is wickedWhose Luca is a big fan. I am playing the opposite role in that movie [the younger man in a gay relationship rather than the older one, as in Queer]But everyone gets older! Luca wanted to adapt Weird For many years,” he explained.
“Finally the rights became free a short time ago, and they contacted me. I would mop the floor for that guy because I think all of his films are extraordinary and personal.
Craig was part of THR’s 2024 Roundtable, which gathered many of Hollywood’s most prominent people and grouped them together for a conversation about the industry.
Also included were Oscar winner Adrien Brody, Emmy winner Colman Domingo, Marvel superhero Sebastian Stan, Oscar-nominated heartthrob Paul Mescal and actor Peter Sarsgaard.
Earlier this month, Craig revealed he was remaking 2008’s “Quantum of Solace.” Was a “f–king nightmare” Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
He said, “We probably should have never started production, but we did.” “I wrote a lot about that film that I probably shouldn’t say. I don’t want credit. It’s okay.”
In 2019, Craig announced that he was done playing the iconic detective after five films. His final installment, “No Time to Die”, featured his character’s death.
While recently promoting “Queer,” Craig shared that he has become a “different person” since ending his time as Bond.
“Hear, [Bond] That’s almost 20 years of my life,” he said. “I was a person when I adopted it. I am a completely different person now. I’m not doing this movie [‘Queer’] In response to that. I am not that young. But when I was doing Bond I couldn’t do this film. You might have felt like, ‘Why?’ What are you trying to prove?'”
The next 007 has yet to be announced. However, rumor has it that Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 34, was offered the job – but he is keep silence,
