Daniel Craig asked whether there ‘could be a gay James Bond’

Daniel Craig at the Venice Film Festival yesterday, and right, as James Bond (Images: X/MGM)

Daniel Craig issued a light-hearted but exasperated response this week when asked whether the character of James Bond could be gay.

Craig briefly engaged with the question at the Venice Film Festival, during a press conference for his Luca Guadagnino-directed drama film Queer.

The actor played the fictional secret agent (and infamous womaniser) across five Bond films from 2006 to 2021.

“I mean, please!” – Daniel Craig

Asked by a reporter if he thinks “think there could be a James Bond”, Craig yesterday rolled his eyes and said “I mean, please!”

Guadagnino then stepped in to field the question, answering: “Guys, let’s be an adult in the room for a second.”

To this, the actor

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