Sam Mendes confirms that Spectre is his last Bond film but that Daniel Craig is undecided

Stepping down: Sam Mendes will not direct another James Bond film
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Jennifer Ruby6 November 2015
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Sam Mendes has confirmed that he will not direct another James Bond film.

After much speculation, the Oscar-winning director has said that Spectre is his final film of the franchise, although Daniel Craig is still undecided.

Speaking to Deadline, he said: “There is a sense of completeness that wasn’t there at the end of Skyfall. And that’s what makes this feel different.

“It feels like there’s a rightness to it, that I have finished a journey.”

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The British director went on to clarify that he was talking about himself and not Craig.

He said: “I’m not talking about Daniel here because Daniel may absolutely turn around six months’ time and feel his energy renewed.

“Or he might say just the opposite.”

Mendes admitted that he thought the actor needed time to reflect before making a decision either way about his future in the role.

“If he is as sensible as I think he is, he needs to go away and have some time to think and do another job that’s completely different, which he’s already doing with Othello,” he said.

Speaking to NBC’s Today show about potentially reprising the role, Craig recently said:

“The simple answer is: I don’t want to think about it … Maybe I’ll make another one, I don’t know.”

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