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When Daniel Craig famously said he’d rather slash his wrists than play James Bond again, it was clear he’d had enough of the role. While bumping off bad guys, seducing sexy women and roaring around in an Aston Martin may sound like nice work, Craig, now 52, is ready for a quieter life. But the hunt for his successor has been made all the more complicated by the delayed release of the latest Bond film, No Time To Die.
It has already been put back more than a year due to the pandemic and a third delay – to October 8 – was announced on Friday. So the list of would-be 007s are having to patiently wait their turn. But obviously the bookies’ favourites are not getting any younger – and with Bond’s next outing unlikely before 2025, some of the prospective super-spies are being ruled out due to their age.
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