Daniel Craig is through with James Bond - turns down £68 million offer from MGM

Daniel Craig is apparently through with portraying the role of James Bond 007 - he has told studio bosses he is ‘done’ playing 007. He has been playing James Bond ever since 2005 and is the highest-paid actor to play the role - he has netted a total of £38million for the four films he has appeared in.
Daniel Craig has helped to collect well over £2billion in box office revenue which has helped ease MGM’s bankruptcy issues.
There are rumours that Tom Hiddleston could become the next James Bond.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 19 May 2016.

AS per information, Craig has turned down an offer of £68-million from MGM studio to return as Bond for two more films following last year’s hit Spectre. The sum would cover endorsements, profit shares, and a role for him working as a co-producer.
Before playing James Bond, the 48-year-old actor, married to actress Rachel Weisz, was best known for thriller Layer Cake. He was also Angelina Jolie’s love interest in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and various TV roles. It seems he has been plagued with a knee injury that he had sustained while filming a fight scene in Spectre.


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Tom Hiddleston denies that he would be next James Bond

Actor Tom Hiddleston has denied that he is in line to play the next James Bond and he wants that these rumors stop. Responding to gossip that he is favorite to take on the iconic role of the British master spy James Bond, Tom said that people have very strong opinions about Bond. He was talking at the US premiere of his hit TV series The Night Manager in Los Angeles.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 6 April 2016.

Speculations are rife on who will don the mantle of James Bond next and, the present actor Daniel Craig has not yet ruled himself up officially. Hence, many names are cropping up and among them, Tom Hiddleston is the bookies' favorite ahead of Tom Hardy, Damian Lewis, Idris Elba, Aidan Turner and Henry Cavill.
Poor Tom is in a quandary - he hasn't spoken to anyone who makes those films. He wants the rumors to stop because he does not have any power over it. In fact, being famous means one has no control over other people's opinions.


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