Daniel Craig on who will play the next James Bond: 'I don't care'

Daniel Craig's last outing as James Bond was three years ago. While the search for the next Bond is still on, the actor seems to have detached himself from the franchise as well as the character. During a recent interview, Craig admitted that he did not 'care' about which actor would be cast as 007. 

Daniel, 56, first played the character in 2006's Casino Royale. He then starred in four more movies, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, Spectre, and 2021's No Time to Die, the fifth and final one.

While speaking to an entertainment news outlet Variety recently, the actor was asked about his preference for the actor to step into the shoes of the much-admired spy agent. "If you were to pass the James Bond torch, who would you love to see play him?"

The actor had only three words in response, "I don't care." When he was asked about the number of times he portrayed the character on screen, he said "I’m going to get it wrong," he said, adding, "I’d have to count them. I don’t know." 

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Who is the next Bond?

Before Craigm Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan have famously played James Bond on screen. 

Names of several actors like Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Luke Evans, Richard Madden, Theo James, Henry Golding and Cillian Murphy have been discussed to essay the iconic character on screen but so far there has been no official confirmation.

Daniel is gearing up for the release of his upcoming rom-com Queer which is slated to be out on February 13, 2025. Streaming platform Mubi recently cancelled its Mubi Fest Istanbul at the last moment as a mark of protest against a local authority ban on the screening of Queer. 

He will also reprise his character, Detective Benoit Blanc for a third Knives Out film titled Wake Up Dead Man.