His face looks like it’s trying to tell us, with a giant sigh, “here we go again.”
The story goes that “No Time to Die” will be Craig’s last outing as James Bond, in this the 25th installment of the 4-decade-old franchise. Craig has been part of two of the very best Bonds I’ve ever seen (“Skyfall,” “Casino Royale”). So, he’ll always be fine in my books.
Let’s not forget Craig mentioned, after filming the last 007 movie, “Spectre,” back in 2015, that he’d rather slit his wrists than participate in the making of another Bond movie. Nevertheless, the 51-year-old British actor then signed up for one last outing, the cash must have been splendid.
One must admit that Craig is starting to look too old for the part. If you remember, earlier in the year, he got injured on the set of “No Time to Die” and had to undergo ankle surgery. Let’s just cross our fingers that director Cary Fukunaga (“Beasts of No Nation,” “Maniac”) gives us a new and fresh perspective for Bond 25. If you remember, Fukunaga was hired after Danny Boyle left the project over “creative differences.”