Daniel Craig reveals James Bond film that should ‘never have started production’ [Video]

Daniel Craig has revealed that James Bond film Quantum of Solace, his second in the role, ‘should never have started production’.

The former James Bond actor, 56, made his debut as 007 in 2005 film Casino Royale, which was a huge critical and commercial hit.

Following up that return for Bond was Quantum of Solace, which began production shortly after Casino Royale and was released in 2008.

It starred Craig as the master spy opposite Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko, David Harbour, Mathieu Almaric, Jeffrey Wright, and Gemma Arterton.

Despite being another box office hit, reviews of Quantum of Solace were mixed and fans regard it as the weakest of Craig’s five Bond films.

Now, 16 years later, Craig has admitted that production on the 2008 film was problematic and now says production should have been paused.

Speaking on the Awards Chatter podcast, he said: ‘[Quantum of Solace] was the difficult second album — [it …