6 Reasons Daniel Craig Will (Probably) Do Another James Bond Movie

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After Spectre, James Bond may fell like he has "all the time in the world" to chill with new squeeze Maddy Swann, but parent company Eon will sure want them to get a move on. It's over a year since the last 007 film and there's been nary a word on what's happening with Bond 25.

A big part of the problem is that nobody can quite figure out who's going to be playing the central spy and emblem of all things trim and British; will Daniel Craig return or can we expect the 007th Bond? Reports have flip-flopped back and forth over the past few months, with some reports claiming Craig quit before Spectre was even released, while others, including one recently from Radar Online that said the sum had gone up to $150 million, suggest Sony are poised to offer sh*t-tonne of money to keep him.

Where's the truth in all this? Well, it's really impossible to know, but the longer this whole thing drags out, the more inclined I am to say that we are eventually going to see Craig return for one last film. I've sifted through the rumours and misinformation, and here's six reasons why that seems likely.

6. Spectre Isn't Really An Ending

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More so than any previous Bond, Craig's had a proper arc; he entered Casino Royale as the new double-O, dealt with his personal demons in Quantum Of Solace, became a past-it agent finding a place in the new world in Skyfall before settling as a jokey, classic-hued take who eventually turned his back on MI6 in Spectre. Sure, it's not always been well done - Quantum is terrible and Spectre muddled - but there's no debating the strength of the undertaking; the closest we've ever got before was Connery, and that was just a basic Spectre thread.

With that in mind, Spectre (the movie) isn't really an end; Bond choosing not to kill Blofeld, then running off with Madeleine Swann is a mid-point, a challenge that Bond must overcome before returning to his one true calling. This would appear to be a lift from On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which ends with Bond getting married only for his bride to be gunned down by Blofeld, and what's the setup without that payoff?

This narrative development is a little confused because we kinda got that already with Vesper in Casino Royale, but to make sure Craig leaves on the right note (which, crucially no Bond has), there really needs to be at least one final film.

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