Breaking: Daniel Craig to Reprise Role of Agent 007 in Next JAMES BOND Film

Showbiz911 reports the news that Daniel Craig will in fact return to his role as Agent 007 in the next JAMES BOND film, despite reports to the contrary.

In recent months, the actor has insisted he would never return to the role of the world's sexiest secret agent, telling Time Out London, "I don't care who plays James Bond next." According to the report, Craig may receive as much as $25 million or more for the flick, based on total gross including box office and ancillary rights.

The actor made his film debut was in the drama The Power of One (1992). Other early appearances were in the Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) and the biographical filmElizabeth (1998), as well as in the historical war drama television series Sharpe's Eagle (1993) and the action-adventure drama series Zorro. Cast as the fictional British secret agent James Bond in October 2005, his first film in the role, Casino Royale, was released internationally in November 2006.

Craig's other film credits include the action film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), the crime thriller Road to Perdition (2002), the crime thriller Layer Cake (2004), and theSteven Spielberg historical drama Munich (2005). Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's James Bond in the official film series, taking over fromPierce Brosnan in 2005. He earned a BAFTA award nomination for the role, with Casino Royale becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time. Quantum of Solace followed two years later.

Craig's third Bond film, Skyfall, premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series, was the highest-grossing film in the UK until 2015 and the fifteenth highest-grossing film of all time. Craig's fourth Bond film, Spectre, premiered in 2015. Since taking the role of Bond, he has continued to star in other films, including the World War II film Defiance (2008), science fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens (2010), and the English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson's mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011).

On Broadway he has appeared in 2013's BETRAYAL and 2009's A STEADY RAIN.

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