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By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 13 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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By: Alex Moreland<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the release of No Time to Die<\/a>, Daniel Craig has played James Bond for the last time \u2013 and now everyone is wondering who his successor as 007 might be.<\/p>\n

Asked whether he\u2019d be interested in the role, Gangs of London<\/a> star \u1e62\u1ecdp\u1eb9\u0301 D\u00ecr\u00eds\u00f9 smiles \u2013 it\u2019s clearly not the first time the idea has been put to him. (At time of writing, D\u00ecr\u00eds\u00f9 is currently 16\/1 odds to star as the secret agent next.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThat question is going around a lot more recently, because No Time to Die has just come out,\u201d he told RadioTimes.com<\/a> while promoting new film Mothering Sunday. \u201c[It] is an excellent film, I was really fortunate to get to go to the premiere of it, it was such a grand occasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy the rough and tumble of action sequences, and I try to do all of my own stunts. I think that the role of James Bond \u2013 wow \u2013 is the pinnacle of those things, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Barbara [Broccoli, series producer] and everybody at EON are constantly striving to keep [Bond] at the forefront of that genre,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have no idea if they\u2019ll come to me with that, but I want to continue to put myself in a position and do the work that would make them consider me \u2013 but also work that I\u2019m proud of, that engages me and engages audiences. If it was Bond\u2026 then we\u2019ll see when we get there.\u201d<\/p>

Bond isn\u2019t the only character the actor has expressed an interest in \u2013 earlier this year, in an interview with Esquire, D\u00ecr\u00eds\u00f9 said he wants to \u201ccreate what is ostensibly a Black Indiana Jones, and sprinkle in some real lost African history into those films.\u201d Are there any other characters he\u2019d be interested in playing, or genres he\u2019d be interested in working in?<\/p>\n

\u201cI love discovering new things,\u201d he said. \u201cI did The Huntsman: Winter\u2019s War. That was quite fantasy, and I enjoyed the taste of that \u2013 I\u2019d love to do more fantasy stuff. I suppose the closest I\u2019ve come to sci-fi would be Humans or Black Mirror \u2013 but neither of those were in space!<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are loads of films that I saw growing up that I\u2019d love to taste the world of. I loved Lord of the Rings<\/a> growing up, that\u2019d be great fun. There\u2019s this really excellent anime series that my friend introduced me to called Attack on Titan<\/a> \u2013 that is quite grounded in Earth, but there\u2019s a hyperrealistic aspect to it with these like giant humanoid creatures called Titans.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to do sci fi stories, romance stories, fantasy stories, you know, I want to tell all the stories under the sun \u2013 stories that make me smile like this are the ones I want to tell. I\u2019m sure there are thousands of them out there. I\u2019m looking forward to finding more!\u201d<\/p>\n