Daniel Craig told to 'shut up' by movie bosses after claiming he'd rather 'slash his wrists' than play James Bond again

He recently surprised fans when he claimed he'd rather ‘slash his wrists’ than play James Bond again.

And now Daniel Craig has reportedly been told to 'shut up' and to stop bashing the popular movie franchise.

Insiders told New York Post newspaper's PageSix that Craig's animosity towards the popular franchise was brought on by the difficulties involved in the latest film.

The British actor - who reprises his role as the British secret service agent in the upcoming Bond film Spectre - made the claim when he was asked whether he would be back for a fifth movie.

Craig, 47, raked in $10.7 million to star in Skyfall and the movie, directed by Sam Mendes, 

'I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists,' he said during an interview with London's Time Out magazine. 'We’re done. All I want to do is move on,' the 47-year-old actor added.

He said he's not talking with anyone about staying on in Her Majesty's Secret Service but added the caveat that if he were to do another Bond movie, 'it would only be for the money.’

He was paid $10.7 million for Skyfall, making him the highest-paid Bond actor ever, and the film was the first Bond movie to break the one billion dollar mark.

After the success of Skyfall it was reported he brokered a deal to be paid £31 million for his next two 007 films, including the soon-to-be-released Spectre, the 24th film in the franchise.

A source claimed: 'They had problems initially with the script, Craig was injured on the set and needed knee surgery, and they were still doing re-shoots last month, even though the movie is out in weeks. It was a very difficult shoot, to say the least."

He confirmed to the Mail On Sunday's Event magazine in September that there's a deal in place that might require him to keep going.

'I’m contracted for one more but I’m not going to make predictions,' he told Event.

Craig's fourth outing as 007 comes in Spectre, opening later this month, and directed once again by Skyfall's Sam Mendes.

Craig's comments in the Time Out interview published Wednesday aren't the first time he's dissed the role that catapulted him to international stardom and helped him bank millions of dollars. 

When asked if he would continue as 007 by Esquire magazine in August, he said: 'At this moment, no. I have a life and I've got to get on with it a bit. But we'll see.'

Who's gonna replace him? Idris Elba or Damian Lewis?

Daily Mail UK