Daniel Craig Finally Confirmed to Return in James Bond 25?

It is nothing if not an excellent day to be aJames Bondfan. It has been an absolute ghost town in terms of actual 007 news for quite some time, with Eon Productions remaining very tight-lipped on the status ofJames Bond 25. But now, just after the studio confirmed that the next installment of the iconic spy series is going to arrive onNovember 8, 2019, it is also being reported by a reliable source that Daniel Craig, after a whole lot of uncertainty, will return forJames Bond 25.

Eon and MGM haven’t made the announcement regarding Daniel Craig’s return officially. Expect some sort of large press conference for that. But according toThe New York Times, who are about as reliable as it comes in terms of a source,Daniel Craig’s return for James Bond 25is a “done deal.” Here is what they had to say about it.

“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.”

Assuming that Eon and MGM, who produce theJames Bond movies, want to make some sort of big announcement regarding the cast and whatnot for the next movie, and they almost certainly do, it makes sense that these sources would want to remain anonymous. In any case, that cat seems to be out of the bag and we can look forward to at least one moreJames Bondmovie with Daniel Craig in it. SinceSpectreleft off on a pretty open note and wasn’t considered to be nearly as good asSkyfallby many, this could be a great way to give Craig’s 007 a proper send off.

Little has been confirmed forJames Bond 25so far. We do know thatNeal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have written the last sixJames Bondmovies together (usually with some help) starting withThe World is Not Enough, are also returning for this installment. Also, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who are essentially the gatekeepers of Bond, are going to produce the movie, as per usual. Beyond that, there are no other cast members, no plot details,no directorand no official title to speak of.

Sony has distributed theJames Bondmovies during the Daniel Craig era, but it recently came to light that there is a bidding war between several studios for the distribution rights. So it may not wind up being Sony who releasesJames Bond 25. The only other possible return we’ve heard of is Adele, who is rumored to be returning to do another theme song after the success she had withSkyfall. For now, we can at least know that Daniel Craig seems to have had enough time off to make him forget about the experience of filmingSpectrethat convinced him he would rather “slash his wrists” than do anotherJames Bondmovie.