No casting of new James Bond till 2022, says producer Barbara Broccoli

As the world gears up to watch Daniel Craig one last time as James Bond in 'No Time To Die', speculation is rife about who will take over as the next 007.

But producer Barbara Broccoli has said she will not begin thinking about who will replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond until 2022. In an interview with BBC, Broccoli joked that she was “in denial” about Craig leaving after his five-film stint.

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She also revealed how Craig had been initially reluctant to take on the role prior to being cast. Broccoli went on to say that Craig enabled the makers to explore the emotional life of Bond, to go deeply into the personal, complexity of the character. She further said, will be difficult to replace Craig, who played the role for 15 years.

'No Time To Die', the 25th in the James Bond series is all set to release on 30 September