Daniel Craig drops MAJOR HINT about who will be the next James Bond

Will we finally have an answer to who the next James Bond will be. Daniel Craig who played the last 007 spy recently broke his silence on who will replace him at the 15th Governors Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. According to People, the actor dropped a hint about which actor will replace him for the role of the iconic spy. 

At the Governors Awards, Daniel said, “Let's just get something out of the way,” and then went on to introduce James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, who were honoured with the Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award.

“If you came here this evening to find out who the next James Bond is, don't look at me, but he might be in the room. I'm just joking. Maybe I'm not,” he added.

Daniel Craig shot to fame with his epic role as James Bond in the spy films. He played the role in films – Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021). There was speculation after his last film that he might be retained but the actor put those down and affirmed that he was done playing the world famous spy and wanted to play other roles. 

Who will be the next James Bond?

Ahead of the awards, Wilson and Broccoli said casting a new Bond was “a big decision.”

Wilson said, “Every time we cast a new actor, the films change. It's the excitement of a new Bond, a new direction. Every one of these people who took on the role offered something new and different.”

Meanwhile, the 2024 Governors Awards had others being felicitated too like the late Quincy Jones, who died at 91 on November 3, casting director Juliet Taylor, and filmmaker Richard Curtis. Also read: Quincy Jones awarded posthumous Oscar