Daniel Craig may return for SIXTH James Bond movie despite saying No Time To Die would be his final film
JAMES Norton, Richard Madden and Jack Lowden are all in the frame to be the next James Bond – but they might have a wait.
Despite years of saying the upcoming No Time To Die would be his fifth and final outing as 007, Daniel Craig appears to have had a change of heart.
He has asked the PR team behind the next movie not to “aggressively market it as his final Bond”.
A well-placed movie source said: “I don’t think Daniel is finished with James Bond, despite his previous claims.
“He was in this same position four years ago after Spectre came out, where he said publicly and loudly that he was done and then, as time passed, he just wasn’t.
NOT A ‘FINALE’
“There is something about this part that scratches an itch and he’s not prepared to see it go to another actor yet.
“It’s all going to come down to how No Time To Die is received by the public and if it can become the highest-grossing film in the series.
“If it does, I think Daniel will be good for one more movie. He’s hedging that bet by asking for it not be marketed as a ‘finale’.”
After 2015’s Spectre he said he would “rather slash my wrists” than return to the role he first played in 2006’s Casino Royale.
Latest flick No Time To Die has been dogged by production problems and on Wednesday it was announced that its release had been put back from next month to November.
At least the next film couldn’t possibly run into as many difficulties as this one . . .
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Nicole’s rubber band
THE Pussycat Dolls must have bulk-bought latex for their comeback.
Nicole Scherzinger wore this skin-tight outfit in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday before defending the band’s edgy choice of wardrobe on a television talk show.
She said: “It takes courage to wear that stuff. We always do everything with confidence. We dance hard like warriors.”
They certainly do.
Sequin queen Nadine
NADINE Coyle put the sparkle into Thursday night’s Global Awards in this eye-catching sequin gown.
The ex-Girls Aloud singer had a wide grin as she walked the blue carpet alongside fellow 2019 I’m A Celeb contestant Roman Kemp.
Pop stars Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa, and Anne-Marie, who performed at the radio awards bash in West London, looked picture-perfect, while actress Michelle Keegan stood out from the crowd in a bright pink suit.
This lot know how to make an entrance.
Ronan ‘n’ Rob song for pal
RONAN Keating has recorded an emotional collaboration with Robbie Williams in tribute to his late Boyzone bandmate Stephen Gately.
He revealed Robbie called him in October, the tenth anniversary of Stephen’s death, and told him how he had written a song about the singer on the day he died in 2009.
Speaking for the first time about The Big Goodbye, which is on his new album Twenty Twenty, Ronan said: “I got an email from Robbie saying, ‘Mate, just saw you on Loose Women with the boys, you’re looking well – but I can’t believe it’s ten years since Stephen died’.
“He sent me the song, and the moment I listened to it I was in tears. Robbie and I adapted the vocals so it worked as a duet. It’s a deeply personal song for both of us.”
The album, due out on May 1, also includes a duet with Shania Twain and a track on which Ed Sheeran plays guitar.
Ronan’s bulging book of contacts has certainly paid off.
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SEA Girls released EP Under Exit Lights yesterday to celebrate selling out their April 23 gig at the Roundhouse, in Camden, North London. The Brit indie four-piece’s single Ready For More has been backed by Radio 1.
Katy’s babies, one and two
KATY Perry has confirmed she is pregnant with her first child – but there’s no chance of her putting her feet up.
I told yesterday how she hinted she was expecting with fiance Orlando Bloom during the release of the video to new song Never Worn White.
Now she has suggested a new album is arriving too.
She said on Instagram: “There’s a lot that will be happening this summer. Not only will I be giving birth literally, but also figuratively to something you guys have been waiting for.
“So let’s just call it a double whammy.”
Katy is on her way to Australia to perform at the women’s cricket T20 World Cup on Sunday and at a gig for people affected by bushfires.
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LADY Gaga is to play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London on July 30 on her Chromatica Ball Tour. She also has gigs in Paris, Toronto, New Jersey and Boston. Some of the cash from tickets, on sale next Friday, will go to her Born This Way Foundation.
ALANIS Morissette had a go at artists who don’t sing live during her gig at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday. She said: “Here’s how to tell if someone is lip-syncing, they look great. There’s no way of hitting those notes without looking like a monster.”
ENRIQUE Iglesias is struggling to nap after girlfriend Anna Kournikova had their third child, a girl, in January. The singer, who is to release his first album in six years in 2020, said: “I’m not sleeping but I’m having a great time. I mean, I wouldn’t change it for nothing in the world.”
BRIT Award nominee Michael Kiwanuka has been forced to postpone the rest of his UK tour due to acute viral laryngitis. He said: “I’m so sad as this tour was a dream come true for me. Your support for this music has been so much. All I wanted to do was give the best shows I could.”
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