Axed Bond director Danny Boyle just confirmed Daniel Craig's 'surreal' Bond demands
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- 24 May 2022
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Boyle is currently promoting his new Disney + show Pistol but naturally still gets asked about 007. He had sensationally been the man to set up Daniel Craig's Bond with The Queen for the London Olympics opening ceremony. When he equally sensationally was suddenly no longer the director of Bond 25 in late August 2018, few details were given at the time, apart from the usual carefully curated statements with a reference to "creative differences." However, speculation was rife, with some of it later proving to be extremely accurate. One report said: "Daniel Craig... and producer Barbara Broccoli are believed to have wanted Bond to die in a 'spectacular finale', according to sources. But Oscar-winner Boyle, 61, refused to kill off the secret agent, labelling the idea 'ridiculous.'" It turned out, those sources did actually know half of what they are talking about...
Lo and behold, Craig's secret agent did die in a spectacular missile-fuelled explosion, and it's increasingly clear this was paramount on the actor's mind when he agreed to come back after SPECTRE.
Many had expected it to be his last film, with 007's slo-mo walk off into the sunset with girlfriend Madeleine Swann seemingly signalling a feel-good finale. The actor also made those infamous "I'd rather slit my wrists" comments about returning to film another Bond movie.
It was later clarified that he actually meant "right now" and just needed a break from the gruelling filming regime. There was also that rather muted, underwhelming overall reaction to Bond 24 and a sense a 'big finish' was required. However, once Craig made the return for No Time To Die, even Boyle has now confirmed that there was no way the star was ever going to make another film after that.
In a new interview with Radio Times, the director talked about how very different his own original plans had been for Bond 25.
There would have been a completely different plot with the dramatic climax and Craig's final exit taking place in Russia.
Boyle said: "The truth is that Daniel had negotiated with them as part of his deal that he could die, which is a surreal prospect. That was built in. Read More...
