Daniel Craig returns to James Bond role

Daniel Craig returns to James Bond role

PanARMENIAN.Net - Daniel Craig officially confirmed he will return to the role of Agent 007 in the upcoming "Bond 25" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, August 15. Craig had previously been attached to the project by reports from The New York Times and others, but never confirmed personally — until his appearance on Colbert's show, The Hollywood Reporter said.

"Yes," Craig told Colbert point-blank, when asked if he will return as the secret agent. He said he's known he would reprise the role for "a couple of months" now. "We've been discussing it, we've just been trying to figure things out," he explained, adding, "I always wanted to, I needed a break."

He also confirmed that it would be the last time he would tackle the iconic role, saying, "I just want to go out on a high note, and I can't wait."

Craig earlier Tuesday morning told a Boston radio program, "I'd hate to burst the bubble, but no decision has been made at the moment. There's a lot of noise out there and nothing official has been confirmed, and I'm not, like, holding out for more money or doing anything like that. It's just all very personal decisions to be made at the moment," Craig said on Morning Magic 106.7. "I know they're desperate to get going and I would, in theory, love to do it, but there is no decision just yet."

Craig has been playing Agent 007 since 2006's Casino Royale, and has since starred in three other Bond films: 2008's Quantum of Solace, 2012's Skyfall and 2015's Spectre. Craig made headlines following the release of the latter for making negative comments about the possibility of continuing the role. "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists," the star told Time Out London in 2015 of a possible return to the role.

In regards to his comments, he told Colbert, "There's no point making excuses about it, but it was two days after I had finished shooting the last movie and I went straight to an interview where someone asked, 'Would you do another one?' and I went, 'No!'"

Photo. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
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