British actor Daniel Craig who plays the present age iconic fictional spy James Bond said that playing Bond has been a wonderful experience. Bond spoke at the wrap party of his upcoming movie, "No Time To Die" in which he plays the character. The film marks Craig's last appearance in the Jame Bond franchise. The star also thanked the team behind the projects for lending their hand in making the Bond movies.

''I just want to say, and I am really quite drunk now so I won't go on for long, this has been one of the best, most wonderful experiences I have ever had. You have all done the most amazing job. I could not be more proud to work with every single one of you on this production. I would like to thank you for this evening, for Barbara (Broccoli, producer), for putting it on. Thank goodness, we did this tonight," said Craig in an over 50-seconds-long clip.

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Daniel Craig as James Bond

There have been a total number of 7 actors who have played Bond which include: Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig. Craig became a household name for playing Bond since his film Casino Royale (2006) and was highly acclaimed, earning him a BAFTA nomination and becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time. He took over the character from Pierce Brosnan in 2005. He later acted in a series of Bond films including Quantum of Solace(2008), Skyfall(2012), Spectre(2015) and then 'No Time To Die'. Of these, Skyfall is the highest-grossing in the series.
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About "No Time to Die"

"No Time to Die" is the twenty-fifth installment in the James Bond series to be produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Universal Pictures. The film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, based on an early draft by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. The cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, and Léa Seydoux reprise their respective roles from previous films, while actors Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah, and Billy Magnussen round out the main cast. The film will hit the theatres on April 8, 2020.

(With inputs from PTI)

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