After an extended period of uncertainty about Daniel Craig's future with the James Bond franchise - sparked by him saying "I'd rather slash my wrists" than play the iconic role for a fifth time - it now seems the seventh Bond has rather changed his tune.

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"They say that s*** sticks, and that definitely stuck," Craig joked (according to Vulture ) onstage about his now-famous outburst at the New Yorker Festival. "It was the day after filming [stopped on Spectre]. I'd been away from home for a year. Boo-hoo. It's a good gig. I enjoy it."His comments a little way down the line now seem to be far more positive:"As far as I'm concerned, I've got the best job in the world. I'll keep doing it as long as I still get a kick out of it. If I were to stop doing it, I would miss it terribly."Tom Hiddleston has apparently been in talks to play the role , with Jamie Bell also consulted . Craig, however, says there have been "no conversations" about the next entry in the franchise.With the lead role not even confirmed, details about the 25th Bond film are understandably scarce, although The Night Manager's Susanne Bier has been tipped to become the series' first female director Clarification: This story originally linked to a previous report saying Craig had been offered $150 million for two more Bond films. IGN now understands that report to be false.

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