Judi Dench Reveals Daniel Craig Wanted Her Bond Character Killed
In her new memoir, Judi Dench states that Daniel Craig insisted on killing off her character M during his tenure as James Bond.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 1 Nov 2026. Variety published first, on 1 November at 18:11 UTC; The A.V. Club followed 44h 20m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Culture, appeared on 4 November at 06:00 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Guardian Culture (major outlet), The A.V. Club.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- VarietyJudi Dench Says Robin Williams Was ‘Gently Supportive’ During Her Late Husband’s Cancer Battle: ‘I’ve Often Thought About’ His ‘Sensitivity and Understanding’
- VarietyJudi Dench Tells All About Bond: It Was Daniel Craig’s Idea to ‘Have Me Killed’
- The A.V. ClubJudi Dench says it was Daniel Craig's idea to off M
- The Guardian CultureJudi Dench says Daniel Craig ordered her death. James Bond just got a lot scarier
Sources
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- Judi Dench says Daniel Craig ordered her death. James Bond just got a lot scarier The Guardian Culture ·
- Judi Dench Tells All About Bond: It Was Daniel Craig’s Idea to ‘Have Me Killed’ Variety ·
- Judi Dench Says Robin Williams Was ‘Gently Supportive’ During Her Late Husband’s Cancer Battle: ‘I’ve Often Thought About’ His ‘Sensitivity and Understanding’ Variety ·
- Judi Dench says it was Daniel Craig's idea to off M The A.V. Club
In this story
- Judi Dench
- Daniel Craig