Daniel Craig denies signing on to new James Bond film as he’s still ‘undecided’

Daniel Craig has denied signing a contract for two new James Bond films and is yet to make a “decision” about his future in the franchise.

Despite reports that Craig had already inked a deal with producers, he has now insisted that he is yet to make anything “official” although he would like to play the role again “in theory”.

Finally addressing the rumours after months of speculation, the British actor told US radio station Morning Magic 106.7 that it was a “personal decision”.

“There’s a lot of noise out there and nothing official has been confirmed and I’m not, like, holding out for more money or doing anything like that,” he said on Tuesday.

“It’s just all very personal decisions to be made at the moment. I know they’re desperate to get going and I would, in theory, love to do it, but there is no decision just yet.”

Last week reports suggested that Craig was expected to appear in at least two more films after finally reaching an agreement with Barbara Broccoli.

“There was plenty of talk about who would be the next Bond but Barbara has managed to talk Daniel into two more films,” a source told The Sun.

“He is loved by audiences around the world and has driven a real resurgence for the movies at the box office, so bosses knew they couldn’t lose him just yet.”

Reports suggested that one of the reasons behind Craig’s U-turn is the fact that Sam Mendes stepped down as director after Spectre.

“Daniel and Sam were best buddies when they first started working together and you would constantly see them laughing and joking,” said the insider.

“But after filming had been going on for a while, things started to change. There were a few areas in which they had very different creative opinions and their friendship did become strained.”

The studio recently announced that the 25th Bond film will hit cinemas on November 8 2019, although the cast and director are yet to be officially revealed.