The next Bond movie — the 25th in the series, if you exclude “Never Say Never Again” from 1983, which was made by an outside production company — will be produced by Eon’s Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The companies said in a statement that details about, international release dates and the film’s cast and director would be announced “at a later date.” But Mr. Craig’s return is a done deal, according to two people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid conflicts with Eon and MGM.
James Bond Films - Overall Rankings. The highest box-office gross for a film series was 'James Bond' although this has been proven inaccurate. See Greatest Film Franchises: Box-Office for other statistics. Bond film ever made (at $245 million). At the age of 50, Monica Bellucci was the oldest actress cast as a Bond girl.
Trivia With this film, will become the third ranked actor to have played the character the most times in the official movies, after first ranked who made seven official Bond films, and second ranked (the first and original series James Bond) who appeared in six official Bond movies, but Connery equals Moore's seven Bond movies, if one counts Connery's unofficial Bond film (1983). If one counts both the tallies of Moore and Connery as being equal with 7 pictures each, Craig will, with a tally of five films with (2020), become the second ranked actor to have played James Bond the most times in cinema movies, after the Moore-Connery tie for first place. Down the tally order would be with four, with two, and with one. Portrayed the character of Sir James Bond once, in the unofficial spoof (1967), whilst played James Bond once in the 'Casino Royale' tele-movie (See: (1954)).
Two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz was cast as Spectre's main villain, revealed to be famed Bond nemesis Ernst Blofeld. In the film, he also went by the name Franz Oberhauser and was Bond's foster brother. Blofeld was left alive at the end of Spectre, seemingly as a way to carry him. Daniel Craig Is Coming Back as James Bond in 2019Daniel Craig Is Coming Back as James Bond in 2019. The next Bond movie — the 25th in the series, if you exclude “Never Say Never Again” from 1983, which was made by an outside production company — will be produced by Eon’s Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.