The duo formed a strong bond with Craig, and together evolved the character over the course of four more films, including “Quantum of Solace” (2008), “Skyfall” (2012), “Spectre” (2015) and last year’s pandemic-delayed “No Time to Die,” before Craig bowed out as 007. They worked with the “Remington Steele” actor for another three movies - “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), “The World Is Not Enough” (1999) and “Die Another Day” (2002) - before hiring Craig for “Casino Royale” (2006).
“Cubby” Broccoli, Bond’s co-founding producer - have served as the caretakers of Bond since “GoldenEye” (1995), which starred Pierce Brosnan. The half siblings - whose mother Dana Natol was married to Broccoli’s father, Albert R. The producers are seated at a roundtable in their spacious office at Eon House, the headquarters of their production banner Eon Productions - a stately, towering Edwardian home on London’s Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park and nearby Buckingham Palace. ” Wilson interjects: “And he was in his early 30s at the time!” So he’s probably thinking, ‘Do I really want that thing? Not everybody wants to do that. “And when we cast Bond, it’s a 10-, 12-year commitment. “The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off,” she notes.
“He’s great,” says Wilson, and Broccoli quickly adds, “We love Idris.” Broccoli and Wilson hadn’t recently spoken to the long-time Bond candidate at the time of this interview, but they say they understand.
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