You'll recall how back during the initial release of Spectre, Daniel Craig was painfully and brutally honest about his distaste for both James Bond and the filming process involved.
In fact, the actor even went so far as to jokingly threaten to self-harm rather than do another Bond movie. Of course, he walked those comments back slightly, but was openly admitting that the only reason he'd do another Bond movie was for the money and nothing else.
Moreover, Christoph Waltz said he'd only sign on for another Bond movie if Daniel Craig agreed to do the same. Sam Mendes, the director of Skyfall and Spectre, has said he's done with both big-budget blockbusters and James Bond, so basically everyone's walking away from it.
A report by (groan) Daily Mail has it that Craig parted ways with both MGM and the character after he was offered a whopping £68,000,000 to sign on for two more films. That's £34,000,000 per film. Consider that the average length of a film is two hours, that's £283,333.33 per minute for each film.
Close to a quarter of a million per minute for every film. Think about that for a second. That wasn't enough to make Daniel Craig sign on for another Bond movie.
This, of course, begs the question - just how hard is it to make a Bond movie? Is the set really that tough? Is it really that arduous to do it? Who knows. Tom Hiddleston might, however, as betting has been suspended on the actor to take on the role. Craig, however, has signed on for a TV miniseries based on Jonathan Franzen's novel, Purity.
So, thoughts on all of this? Craig looked relaxed - probably a bit too relaxed - in Spectre as Bond and he was adamant that this was his last film. It doesn't matter how much money you offer some people, they simply won't turn. The exact figure of £68,000,000 does sound incredibly high. Christian Bale was offered £50,000,000 to star in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.
Via DM.co.uk