But letâs get to the reason youâre here.
Since Daniel is the current James Bond, while talking with him about âDefianceâ, we were able to ask a few James Bond questions and his answers told us a lot about the future of the iconic franchise.
As most of you know from an interview I did with director Marc Forester, when Marc made âQuantum of Solaceâ, he originally had a different ending in mind. The original ending made âQuantumâ the middle chapter of a trilogy. But after their first screening, Marc removed the last scene (which ran about a minute) and ended the movie in such a way that it leaves the door open for the next filmmaker to decide what to do.
For the next film, they can either use the deleted ending as their start point, or they can pretend that it never happened and just begin fresh.
And according to Daniel Craig, thatâs what theyâre going to do. When asked if the next âBondâ would be part of a trilogy, he said, âNo fucking way. Iâm done with that story. I want to lie on a beach for the first half an hour of the next movie drinking a cocktail.â
While he was obviously kidding about lying on the beach for the first thirty minutes, Iâm sure he meant every word about the next âBondâ movie starting fresh. In fact, he had a few ideas about what he wants to do and they sound really good. Hereâs what he said:
âWeâve finished this story as far as Iâm concerned. Weâve got a great set of bad guys. There is an organization that we can use whenever we want to. The relationship between Bond and M is secure and Felix is secure. Letâs try and find where Moneypenny came from and where Q comes from. Letâs do all that and have some fun with it.â
Finally, when asked about his future plans and if heâd like to make another movie before the next âBondâ film:
With the amount of money James Bond makes, Iâm sure weâll be hearing about the next film being greenlit sometimes next year. Until thenâ¦