Judi Dench: it was Daniel Craig's idea to 'have me killed' as Bond's M
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
In her new memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?, Judi Dench says Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson and Sam Mendes took her to the Wolseley and told her Skyfall would bump off M — and that it was apparently Daniel Craig's idea. Variety published the excerpt; The Independent and The Guardian match the lines, including her gag that she finally got out from behind the desk "and they shot me". She still insists she did not cry after twenty years and eight Bond films.
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Spore Score for the story: 85 (Rock solid). Status: Confirmed. On the record: Judi Dench memoir excerpt published by Variety.
Sources
- Variety: Judi Dench Tells All About Bond: It Was Daniel Craig's Idea to 'Have Me Killed' (3 November 2026)
- The Independent: Dame Judi Dench says it was Daniel Craig's idea to have her killed off from Bond films (3 November 2026)
- The Guardian: Judi Dench says Daniel Craig ordered her death. James Bond just got a lot scarier (4 November 2026)
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