Daniel Craig’s new James Bond movie No Time to Die may have been pushed from early April to late November, but that isn’t stopping Craig from hosting Saturday Night Live, with a new promo debuting on Thursday.
Craig was announced to host SNL in early February, when his new 007 film No Time To Die was originally slated for release on April 8.
While the film will now hit theaters November 12, due to the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak, he’s still on board to host SNL on Saturday, March 7.
Promo: Daniel Craig’s new James Bond movie No Time to Die may have been pushed from early April to late November, but that isn’t stopping Craig from hosting Saturday Night Live, with a new promo debuting on Thursday
The promo features Craig flanked by musical guest The Weeknd and SNL cast member Cecily Strong.
Craig begins by saying, ‘Hi I’m Daniel Craig and I’m hosting SNL with The Weeknd,’ before Strong suggests saying it another way.
‘No, do it the Bond way like Strong, Cecily Strong,’ and he obliges, stating, ‘My name is Craig, Daniel Craig.’
Musical guest: The promo features Craig flanked by musical guest The Weeknd and SNL cast member Cecily Strong
007: ‘No, do it the Bond way like Strong, Cecily Strong,’ and he obliges, stating, ‘My name is Craig, Daniel Craig.’
Strong then turns to The Weeknd, saying, ‘You go,’ and he obliges, stating, ‘My name is Weeknd, The Weeknd.’
Strong shrugs and says, ‘Less fun, I guess,’ as the commercial comes to an end.
Craig hosts Saturday Night Live for the second time, following his hosting debut in October 2012, just before his blockbuster Bond film Skyfall hit theaters.
Bond name: Strong then turns to The Weeknd, saying, ‘You go,’ and he obliges, stating, ‘My name is Weeknd, The Weeknd’
No Time to Die will be Craig’s fifth turn as 007, with his run kicking off with his franchise debut in 2006’s Casino Royale.
He followed that up with 2008’s Quantum of Solace, followed by the global blockbuster Skyfall, the first and 007 movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide.
Craig returned in 2015’s Spectre, and after a long hiatus – where he was deciding whether or not to come back as James Bond, he signed on to No Time to Die.
Bond franchise: No Time to Die will be Craig’s fifth turn as 007, with his run kicking off with his franchise debut in 2006’s Casino Royale
Blockbuster: He followed that up with 2008’s Quantum of Solace, followed by the global blockbuster Skyfall, the first and 007 movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide
Craig most recently starred in director Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out, and he’s been rumored to return as detective Benoit Blanc for a sequel.
He is also attached to star in The Creed of Violence for director Todd Field and he is attached to star in the TV series Purity.
Craig’s episode of Saturday Night Live airs live from coast-to-coast on Saturday, March 6 at 11:30 PM on NBC.
Rumored: Craig most recently starred in director Rian Johnson’s murder mystery Knives Out, and he’s been rumored to return as detective Benoit Blanc for a sequel
New episode: Craig’s episode of Saturday Night Live airs live from coast-to-coast on Saturday, March 6 at 11:30 PM on NBC