I hope you're both well.
Michael, I'm going to start with you.
Let's just talk quickly about Daniel Craig and the legacy he leaves behind as Bond.
I mean, he's been a great addition to the canon and a worthy name
to add to the list of actors to have played this role.
But on top of that, we saw a clip
that was released this week of him getting a bit teary,
kind of thanking everyone for their hard work.
So, you know, he's clearly a very collaborative, very grounded actor, too.
Just how much will he be he'll be missed on this franchise?
Well, tremendously certainly, Barbara, and I'll miss him.
But I think everyone who works on the film, as you know, he
he's he's dearly loved.
And because people respect him. They respect him as an actor
and they respect him as a person, as a he's he's
an essential part of the crew.
And he's the leader of the cast, of course.
But he takes takes his role very seriously
and puts everything into the role of Bond.
And, you know, he he's a producer on this film because of that.
We believe he's he's certainly grown into that position over the years,
but he's always been a person who takes his role extremely seriously
The way he trained for the role for Casino Royale,
changed his whole body shape for it physically and mentally.
He was he's an amazing actor, an amazing person.
And, you know, when you see that teary goodbye,
the whole crew came out for that.
And not only the ones that were on the night shoot,
but the ones around the day shoot, the day crew,
they all stayed until one o'clock in the morning
to see the last shot of the film, which is a tribute
to how much the crew and the other cast members were
respected him and loved him.
Yeah, Barbara, I was going to ask about the challenge
in updating Bond and modernizing it and ensuring it's aggressive and relevant
and yet maintaining the traditionalism, the familiarity that fans have
with the franchise.
It's a film all about history is what made it set,
and yet there's an obligation to move it into the present.
Is that one of the hardest things to achieve?
Well, we obviously want to
to give the fans what they want.
And so I think they you know,
they like a little bit of the traditional elements of Bond, but
we also like to, you know, take some risks and
and try some things out to keep to keep them relevant.
You know, a lot of that has to do with the storylines that we pick.
But also, you know, I think with Daniel Craig,
we've been able to really explore Bond's emotional life
and the conflicts within him and really have a much
sort of deeper relationships with the other characters.
So I think all of that has sort of contributed to making the films
feel much more contemporary.
I mean, obviously, you know, I'm always going to ask, but how is the search
for the next Bond coming along and what makes a good Bond for you both?
What are the kind of qualities you're looking for?
Well, it's the search is nonexistent at the moment.
We're not really looking for anybody right now where we really want
to take the time to celebrate Daniel Craig.
And, you know, his tenure, the 15 years, the five films,
we really want him to have his moment and let audiences really, you know,
appreciate him. And so we're
not planning to start out our search for the next Bond for some time.
Okay. Well, thank you so much for your time today.
I think the videos were out of sync but I heard everything he said perfectly.
So thanks for the great answers.
And yeah, best of luck with the release of the movie.
Thank you. Hope you like it!