Craig is longest holder of 007’s licence to kill
DANIEL CRAIG will become the longest-serving 007 this week.
On Wednesday it will be 4,527 days since his debut as Bond with the release of Casino Royale on November 17, 2006.
The landmark takes him past Sir Roger Moore’s 4,526-day tenure from 1973’s Live And Let Die to 1985’s A View To A Kill.
Craig, 50, has seemed unlikely to last so long, having declared he would rather ‘slash my wrists’ then return as Bond after 2016’s Spectre. But his reign is now set to last even longer with his appearance in the 25th Bond film next year. A reputed pay package of at least £50 million is believed to have helped change his mind.
Sean Connery only officially lasted nine years as 007 from Dr No in 1962 to Diamonds Are Forever in 1971.
Pierce Brosnan managed seven years and Timothy Dalton three years, while George Lazenby starred only in the one film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
But with Craig’s next outing as Bond set to be his fifth and final appearance in the series, Sir Roger’s record of seven films as 007 will remain intact.