James Bond heading to Croatia to ‘battle a blind supervillain’ as Daniel Craig reportedly signs up to return as 007
THE Dalmation Coast and a scheming blind super-villain lie in store for James Bond as producers let slip plans for the franchise's 25th film.
And it could well be hunky Daniel Craig - who has played the suave spy for the past four movies - who arrives back on screen, Martini distinctly shaken-not-stirred.
The British actor, 49, previously claimed he would "rather slash [his] wrists" than play 007 again, but this week we reported how he seems to have had a change of heart.
It comes as tit-bits of information for the 2019 movie, provisionally called Shatterhand, were released.
A source "Bond scriptwriters feel it could be the perfect follow-up to Spectre.
"They are hoping to film in Croatia next year."
So will we see the ladies' man letting his hair down in party town Zagreb, or dodging bullets in Dubrovnik?
Perhaps so, as the source added film bosses had been scouting out film-friendly locations in the Croatian capital.
Meanwhile, the plot itself takes inspiration from literary thriller Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson, and kicks off with a police raid on a movie base in France.
Savvy Bond is all-too-aware who is behind the vicious killings and vows to take them down.
After tracking the culprits down to Paris he meets the latest bond lady, playing seductive Tylyn Mignonne.
The movie star's sordid past may well lead him to the target - the Union's blind head honcho - yet as always, the MI5 agent's life is under threat in the process.
He will reportedly reprise his role in 2019 when the next film in the franchise hits cinemas.
News that Craig is set to sign on the dotted line for a fifth time comes after a number of high-profile Brits were tipped to replace him.
A source previously told the : "It's taken time but Daniel has come round and the strong consensus in the Bond offices is that Mr Craig is 007 again."
"No, not at the moment. Not at all. That’s fine. I’m over it at the moment. We’re done. All I want to do is move on.
"I haven’t given it any thought. For at least a year or two, I just don’t want to think about it.
"I don’t know what the next step is. I’ve no idea. Not because I’m trying to be cagey. Who the f*** knows?
"At the moment, we’ve done it. I’m not in discussion with anybody about anything.
"If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money."
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