"Spectre" starring Daniel Craig grossed a whooping 41.3 million pounds in the U.K. and 73 million dollars in the U.S. during its opening weeks and although Craig is reluctant in his interviews about doing another James Bond movie, Mirror confirmed the producers are confident that Craig will agree to one more film.
"Spectre" is the Craig's fourth movie as the 007 agent and although it failed to top the box office records of "Skyfall" during the opening week, the figures are still staggering, which delighted the producers according to Mirror.
On Friday, producer Michael G. Wilson confidently says that Craig will be doing a James Bond movie for the fifth time, saying, "We think we got him but we don't have a contract."
A source also told Mirror that Craig isn't going anywhere yet, "The directors know they would be daft to replace him at a stage where he is so popular. It's almost certain he will do one more outing as Bond."
"Then the search for a replacement will start. Daniel has always made it quite clear that he will available to play the role as long as he is required," the source added. If Craig, indeed, agrees to do another Bond film, producers will have three more years to choose the next James Bond but as early as now, fans already have favorites including the "Mad Max: Fury Road" star Tom Hardy.
Last week, Time asked its readers to vote on which actor or actress they want to become the next James Bond. The polls revealed that the top choices are Idris Elba with 12.5 percent; Tom Hardy with 5.5. percent and Gerard Butler with 3.1 percent.
UnrealityTV, in its report, said that although Idris Elba consistently tops the polls for the next James Bond, Tom Hardy is the "most exciting" choice and with him on board, the franchise's female fan base would certainly increase. Highsnobeity added that "there isn't a better chameleon" than Tom Hardy in the James Bond race given his varied roled in "Batman," "Peaky Blinders," "Bronson," "Warrior," and "Mad Max." Hardy, with all his portrayals, is proven to be quite comfortable in stepping into titular character shoes.
Last September, BoyleSports (via Entertainment Weekly), an Ireland-based online betting firm, revealed that Tom Hardy is the odds-on favorite to succeed Daniel Craig with odds at 2/1, followed by Idris Elba at 3/1, Damian Lewis at 7/2 and Henry Cavill at 4/1.
