A clip has been shared from the last day of shooting on the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die, in which star Daniel Craig cherishes his time spent playing James Bond and working with the franchise's crew members.The long-delayed Bond entry wrapped filming in October 2019, but the behind-the-scenes clip from the last day of shooting only recently made its way to Twitter. In it, a teary-eyed Craig addresses the crew of No Time to Die and shares his sentiments about playing Bond since 2006's Casino Royale. "A lot of people here worked on five pictures with me and I know there's a lot of things said about what I think about these films, or all of those - whatever," Craig shared. "But I've loved every single second of these movies, and especially this one, because I've got up every morning and I've had the chance to work with you guys and that has been one of the greatest honors of my life."
In November 2019, Craig confirmed that No Time to Die would mark his final appearance as James Bond. The upcoming film will mark his fifth film playing James Bond in fifteen years. During his goodbye speech, Craig alluded to rumors that he does not like playing James Bond, which have been fueled by comments of his over the past decade. After being unhappy with the production of his previous Bond outing Spectre, during which he suffered a knee injury, Crag infamously stated, "I'd rather slash my wrists" than play Bond again, and, "[if] I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money."
No Time to Die suffered several delays from pre-production to its upcoming release. Slumdog Millionaire and Yesterday director Danny Boyle was originally set to direct the film, but production was delayed once Boyle dropped out of the project due to not being able to work with his usual writing partner John Hodge. Once filming began with new director Cary Joji Fukunaga, production was delayed when Craig suffered another on-set injury, twisting his ankle. The film was also delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on theatrical releases.
Being James Bond, a forty-five minute retrospective look at Craig's time as James Bond, premiered last week on Apple TV and will be available to stream for free until October 7. The special includes "never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die" and Craig ""shar[ing] his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, in the lead up to his final performance as James Bond."
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and starring Daniel Craig, No Time to Die arrives in theaters Oct. 8.
Source: Twitter