The mystery behindJames Bond 25is a bit more clear. There’s a good chanceDaniel Craigwill be back at least one more time as MI6’s main man. And now it looks like he will be getting some help from a familiar friend.Jeffrey Wright, who is the most recent actor to play CIA agent Felix Leiter in theJames Bond franchise, seems to be teasing his return as the character inJames Bond 25.
Jeffrey Wright, who many of you may recognize as Bernard from HBO’sWestworld, occasionally throws up a fun, vague tease on social media. That is exactly what he, at least seemingly, did the other day when he posted a photo of himself as Felix fromQuantum of Solacewith a very simple but very effective caption. Assuming that he is indeed teasing his return inJames Bond 25. Here is what he had to say onInstagram.
“Eh, who’s that brother? #Bond”
IfJeffrey Wrightdoes come back as Felix Leiter in the as of yet untitledJames Bond 25, it will be a milestone for the long-running spy franchise. He will wind up being the first actor to ever play the character three different times.Wrightfirst played Leiter inCasino Royale, which was alsoDaniel Craig’s first turn as007. He then returned for the less successful and much-maligned sequelQuantum of Solace. He was absent fromSkyfallandSpectre, but there really wasn’t a lot of room to bring the CIA into those stories. IfJames Bond 25is going to be the finalBondmovie to featureDaniel Craig, it would be very appropriate to bring back Felix.
The drama surroundingJames Bond 25has been somewhat constant ever sinceDaniel Craigsaid that he would rather “slash his wrists” than do another movie afterSpectrefinished filming. He later walked back those comments and recently, it was reported that producerBarbara Broccolihad seemingly convinced him to come back for one last movie. However, it should be noted that, even ifDaniel Craigdoesn’t return, it doesn’t rule outJeffrey Wright’s return as Felix Leiter. TheJames Bondfranchise famously ignores continuity in this way. For example.Judi Denchstarted playing M duringPierce Brosnan’s run as 007, but she stayed on to play the character up throughSkyfall. That said,Jeffrey Wrightcoming back could be seen as an indicator thatDaniel Craighas been swayed to return.
If it isn’tCraiginJames Bond 25, other names that have been thrown around to replace him includeIdris Elba,Aidan Turner,Tom HardyandTom Hiddleston. Though, it seems likeBarbara Broccolihas ruled Hiddleston out, if recent reports are to be believed. In any case,Neil PurvisandRobert Wade, who have written quite a fewJames Bondmovies in the past, are currently working on the script forJames Bond 25. It also sounds like the production is shooting inCroatia, possibly later this year. And if we are reading into this tweet correctly, it looks likeJeffrey Wrightwill be there. You can check out his post for yourself below.
