Sound the trumpets: Daniel Craig will play James Bond in at
least one more film, which will be released in November 2019.
Eon Productions, the London-based company that oversees all
things 007, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which holds rights to the franchise, said
on Monday that the next installment would arrive in theaters in North.
Eon and MGM also said that the script would be written by
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have teamed up on the screenplays for the last
six Bond installments, starting with “The World Is Not Enough” in 1999. The
next Bond movie — the 25th in the series, if you include “Never Say Never
Again” from 1983, which was made by an outside production company — will be
produced by Eon’s Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
The companies said in a statement that details about a
distribution partner, international release dates and the film’s cast and
director would be announced “at a later date.” But Mr. Craig’s return is a done
deal, according to two people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition
of anonymity to avoid conflicts with Eon and MGM.
After a grueling shoot for the last Bond movie, “Spectre,”
Mr. Craig expressed a strong desire to move on from the role, which he took
over in 2006 with “Casino Royale.” “I’d rather break this glass and slash my
wrists,” he told a British magazine in October. He later said that he had been
overtired during that interview and that he would consider returning.
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