
Being James Bond
Daniel Craig sits down to reflect on fifteen years playing James Bond, from his casting announcement on the Thames in 2005 through the release of No Time to Die. Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews trace the physical toll of the role, including injuries sustained during stunts, alongside Craig's own account of nearly walking away from the franchise after Spectre. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson appear alongside cast and crew to describe how each film shaped the arc Craig wanted for the character, moving Bond from a blunt-instrument killer toward a more emotionally exposed figure. Archival clips from Casino Royale, Skyfall, and the other Craig-era films are woven in to illustrate specific choices, like the decision to let Bond bleed, age, and grieve on screen. The film works as a career retrospective and as a plain account of what fifteen years inside one of cinema's most scrutinized roles actually cost the actor playing it.