And, with Craig’s Knives Out franchise offering another flavor of that sort of work, it’s pretty amazing that he thought he might not ever work again. Sitting on the edge of a potential awards win, and with Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery set to be released in 2025, it's pretty safe to put such thoughts to bed for the time being.

Daniel Craig didn’t want to mess up his lucky streak. The actor, 56, recently revealed he had no game plan after wrapping up his 15-year reign as James Bond other than possibly never working again.

If Paul does get the role, he’ll follow in the footsteps of Navan man Pierce Brosnan, 70, who played Bond in four films from 1995 to 2002