Daniel Craig during filming of Skyfall.
Daniel Craig’s acting schedule over the next year or longer is starting to firm up. So, here’s a summary of where he stands with non-007 projects.
LOGAN LUCKY: Heist movie directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Status: In talks, according to Deadline: Hollywood.
Timing: Filming sometime in the fall. Deadline: Hollywood said pre-production began with last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 near Charlotte, North Carolina.
Details: Soderbergh typically directs lean productions with ensemble casts. Channing Tatum has been described as the movie’s star by The Hollywood Reporter.
OTHELLO: Off-Broadway play.
Status: Announced, will be part of the New York Theatre Workshop’s 2016-2017 season.
Timing: No precise schedule disclosed.
Details: Craig will play Iago.
PURITY: 20-episode miniseries.
Status: Goes into production in 2017. Will be shown on Showtime pay-cable channel in 2017 and 2018.
Details: Craig will play “Andreas, a German provocateur who crosses paths” with a young woman named Purity, who is also known as Pip, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He will also be an executive producer.
Timing: No precise production schedule disclosed. If all 20 episodes are produced in 2017, it could take six months (which assumes less than one-and-a-half weeks per episode).
Filed under: James Bond Films | Tagged: Bond 25, Daniel Craig, Logan Lucky, New York Theatre Workshop, Othello, Purity, Showtime, Steven Soderbergh |
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