Can you imagine it - James Bond - aka Daniel Craig cast as Superman.


Doesn't seem the type to me

From SR
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Daniel Craig may be a James Bond star now, but one of the things he
really wanted to be when he was growing up was a superhero like
Superman or Spider-Man. Craig has played arguably the most famous
character in cinema history for the past decade and a half. With his Bond-playing days nearing their end, however, Craig is ready to wax
nostalgic about what he wanted to play as child, perhaps hinting at
what's he's interested in playing in the future.

While not a superhero franchise, the James Bond franchise has been
around for decades, generally assuming the position as the most
memorable role for each actor who has played him, much in the same way superhero roles are what certain actors are remembered for. To some
degree, Craig is tired of being known for only the one role, so he's
retiring the mantle once No Time to Die receives its
coronavirus-delayed release. However, it's possible Craig is searching
for a new franchise.

According to Metro, Craig recently gave an interview with Saga
Magazine where he talked about his childhood dream of playing a
variety of superheroes, including Superman and Spider-Man. After being
asked about whether he thought of playing Bond when he was a child,
Craig responded "The answer is no. I never did. I dreamed of
being all sorts of other things – Superman, Spider-Man, the Invisible
Man, even a good old-fashioned cowboy. But Bond [not] so much, which
seems ironic now." Surprisingly, Craig had the opportunity to
play a cowboy in the 2011 film Cowboys & Aliens. Not mentioned was
any desire to be in the Star Wars franchise, although he had that
opportunity in 2015 with an uncredited cameo in Star Wars: The Force
Awakens.

Branching out from the Bond movies has been a challenge for Craig, as
they pay a lot of money and typically involve restrictive clauses; he
didn't appear in a single film in 2013 or 2014, for instance. But last
year's breakout hit Knives Out gave Craig a chance to flex a different
acting muscle than the one used to play the world's foremost fictional
spy. With new opportunities on the horizon, playing a superhero could
give him a chance to flex yet another muscle while achieving a
childhood dream.

The odds of him playing Spider-Man are slim, since he's usually played
by a young actor, and Tom Holland is entrenched in the role. Henry
Cavill's time playing Superman is almost up, although it's hard to
imagine Craig taking over a character that will probably involve roles
for the long haul. Still, with a never ending stream of superhero
movies being created, there's almost certainly an opportunity for
Daniel Craig to play a superhero (or villain) in a Marvel or DC film,
should he want to do it.

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