Jeffrey Wright Says Bond Franchise Return Still 'Possible'

Jeffrey Wright say he may yet come back to theJames Bondmovies . TheWestworldactor join the cinematic 007 universe back in 2006’sCasino Royale , where he played CIA working and frequent Bond ally , Felix Leiter . Wright reprised his role in the next Daniel Craig - head Bond film , Quantum of Solace , but his version of Mr. Leiter has n’t been visualize since . Wright , for his part , is intelligibly biz to take on the character again and evenhinted at his return in the untitledJames Bond 25all the way back in April 2017 .

Of course , a lot has happened on theBond 25front since then . The cinema is now being target by Danny Boyle and pen by his frequent henchman John Hodge ( Trance , Trainspotting 1 & 2 ) , with Craig returning as 007 for his fifth and most likely final go - around . Boyle is presently filming an ungentle 1960s/’70s music drollery andwon’t begin production onBond 25until this December . As such , there may not be any additionalBond 25 - tie in announcements for the next four to five month .

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Until then , however , Wright is n’t ruling anything out when it come to his hereafter ( or lack thereof ) with the Bond movies . During an AMA onReddit , Wright was necessitate by a rooter if there was any word on his return and/or if he had already been border on forBond 25 . Wright responded with a simple"It ’s possible . Thanks . “In other words , the actor left the door undetermined for him to amount back as Felix , but avoided confirming his character ’s return or if he ’s already discussed it with the creatives on the Bond franchise .

It would make sense forBond 25to bring back Wright ’s version of Felix , take it is Craig ’s last Bond flick . That would allow Craig ’s run on the serial to come properly full - circle by wed back directly to the events ofCasino Royale . Then again , afterSpectre ’s attempt to tissue together the mythology of Craig ’s Bond flick wield muddled event three old age ago , Boyle and Hodge might have more of a standalone story in idea forBond 25 . If so , that could predominate out an appearance by Felix .

Craig ’s 007 and Wright as Felix have a fun moral force , so it would be nice to see the pair united again , if only for a single scene ( which , given Wright ’s commitment toWestworld , might be all he has time for anyway ) . Admittedly , it ’s not a necessity , especially now thatSpectrehas largely tied off any loose plot of land threads left dangle by the Quantum storyline from Craig ’s first two Bond movies . Still , the Felix character has been part of the Bond flick since they began withDr . No , so that ’s all the more reason to have him back to call parting to Craig ’s loop inBond 25 .