Spectre star Naomie Harris claims Daniel Craig 'loves playing James Bond' and that negative comments were 'blown out of proportion'
'His sense of humour doesn't come across particularly well in print'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Daniel Craig’s comment that he’d “rather slash his wrists” than play James Bond again have caused quite a stir, with Sony bosses allegedly telling him to ‘shut up’ and ‘stop bashing’ the character.
Spectre co-star Naomie Harris has come to his aid, insisting that Craig was “just being sarcastic” when he made those comments and that he “loves” playing Bond.
Speaking to BBC News, she said: “Daniel lives and breathes Bond.
“He’s so dedicated to his craft and he loves playing Bond. It's easy to take something that someone says in passing and blow it completely out of proportion. I think that's what's happened here, so I don't really believe those comments at all.”
She added that Craig’s "sense of humour… doesn't come across particularly well in print” while also calling him "the ultimate Bond."
Craig recently told Time Out: “I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists [than do another film]. No, not at the moment. Not at all. That’s fine. I’m over it at the moment. We’re done, all I want to do is move on."
He added that the only reason he would return to the franchise would “only be for the money”.
It was alleged that, due to the negative comments, Sony executives told the star to ‘shut up’ and 'stop bashing' Bond.
One source reportedly said: “Craig is pretentious and thinks he’s better than Bond, that it doesn’t give him the creative range he needs.”
Spectre, also starring Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux, and Ben Whishaw, is due in UK cinemas on 26 October 2015.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments