James Bond star Daniel Craig has reflected on filming his last scene as 007 in the upcoming instalment of the spy franchise.
No Time to Die will be Craig's fifth and final appearance as the British Secret Service agent and, as you would expect, the actor revealed that it wasn't easy when it came to saying his goodbyes to the movie's cast and crew.
"It was potentially a bit of an anti-climax, because they usually are," Craig told Empire. "Actually, it was very emotional."
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"The whole crew came round and gathered outside," he continued. "Everybody was hugging each other. I tried to make a speech and couldn't get it out."
In the interview, the actor also spoke about how he came to accept the iconic role in the first place – and it turns out it just took a few Casino Royale lines.
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"I was completely ready to just go, 'That's the way I see Bond. You don't like it? Fair enough,'" Craig said.
"One of the biggest reasons I did Casino Royale is the line, 'A vodka martini, please.' 'Shaken or stirred?' My reply was written in the script as, 'Do I look like I give a f**k?' And that's it. That's the reason I did it.
"Because what I could not do, and what I refused to do, was repeat what had gone before. What was the f**king point? So I'd rather have just done one and gone, 'OK, swing and a miss. There you go. Tried my best.'"
As well as Craig, No Time to Die will see the return of actors Rory Kinnear, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, Léa Seydoux, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes.
Newcomers to the franchise include Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek, Knives Out's Ana de Armas, Captain Marvel's Lashana Lynch and Aladdin's Billy Magnussen.
No Time to Die, the 25th James Bond movie, has a UK release date of April 2, 2020, and opens in the US on April 10, 2020. All the previous Bond movies are available on DVD or Blu-ray.
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment The James Bond Collection 1-24 Blu-ray 2017
Titan Books (UK) No Time To Die: The Making of the Film by Mark Salisbury
MGM Skyfall
Lego James Bond™ Aston Martin DB5
MGM Casino Royale
MGM Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007
MGM Spectre
Orion Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz (with original material by Ian Fleming)
MGM/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment James Bond - The Daniel Craig Collection 4-Pack DVD
Winning Moves James Bond Trivial Pursuit - 007 Edition
Vintage UK Forever and a Day by Anthony Horowitz
MGM/20th Century Fox Home Entertainment James Bond - The Daniel Craig Collection 4K UHD + BD Blu-ray 2019
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