James Bond star Daniel Craig is ‘ready to do a final Bond’ after being persuaded by producer Barbara Broccoli
DANIEL Craig is "ready to do a final Bond" after film producer Barbara Broccoli reportedly worked her magic to get him back on board.
The British actor is highly tipped to resume his iconic role as the MI5 spy in the next movie, which will be the 25th instalment of the franchise.
It would be a swift U-Turn for the hunk, 48, who has played Bond for the past four films as last year he said he would rather "slash [his] wrists" than portray the spy again, but later admitted he would do another Bond movie “for the money”.
Today sources revealed to the Hollywood icon was all set to portray the suave womaniser for a fifth time after working closely with Barbara on recent US stage show Othello.
One said: "Daniel had such a good time in ‘Othello,’ produced by Barbara, that he’s ready to do a final Bond.”
Another supported the claims and added Daniel had been "just about persuaded" by Barbara.
They said: “Daniel was very pleased with how ‘Othello’ went and the great reviews. Now Daniel’s talks with Barbara are going in the right direction.
"They have a script - screenwriting duo Neal Purvis and Robert Wade [who’ve penned several Bond movies] are writing - and they’ll go into production as soon as Daniel is ready to commit.”
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Last year Daniel was sketchy when he reportedly turned down a £68million offer to play the spy in two new movies.
Home grown stars Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hardy and Idris Elba were also in the frame.
The source also claimed: "Barbara Broccoli doesn’t like Tom Hiddleston, he’s a bit too smug and not tough enough to play James Bond.”
This year, The Revenant star Tom Hardy added fuel to the rumours when he refused to comment on the claims.
In an interview with , Tom couldn’t hide his excitement when asked about the possibility of Christopher Nolan taking over the franchise but stayed tight lipped about his involvement.
He said: “There’s a saying amongst us in the fraternity of acting, that if you talk about it you’re automatically out of the race.
“So I can’t possibly comment on that one!”
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