What about the Aston Martin? Daniel Craig to star in NASCAR movie Logan Lucky with Katherine Heigl... leaving next Bond movie in limbo
As 007 James Bond, he gets to drive one of the coolest and most expensive cars on the planet - the Aston Martin.
But Daniel Craig, who famously said after 2015's Spectre he'd rather slit his wrists than make another Bond film, is swapping the spy's ride for a NASCAR racer.
The British star is finalizing a deal to star in Logan Lucky, a crime caper set in the world of the popular American sport, Deadline.com reported on Thursday.
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No more Bond? Daniel Craig, pictured in November, is set to star in the NASCAR crime caper Logan Lucky for director Stefen Soderbergh. The movie is slated to begin filming in the fall
Changing rides: The British actor, 48, seems keen to swap 007's Aston Martin, left in Spectre, for a NASCAR racer, like the one pictured at the Daytona 500, right
Joining him in the film, to be directed by Steven Soderbergh, will be former Grey's Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl, the website said.
Already cast are Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane and Riley Keough and filming is slated to begin in the fall.
Craig, 48, has also signed on to play the lead in a TV series Purity to be made by Hollywood producer Scott Rudin.
Served his time: Craig has played James Bond in four films, starting with Casino Roytale in 2006, Quantum of Solace in 2008, 2012's Skyfall (pictured) and last year's Spectre
The revelations are perhaps another sign that Craig really is done with the Bond franchise after a decade of drinking shaken martinis.
He has starred as 007 four times, starting with Casino Royale in 2006, followed by Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and then Spectre.
It has previously been reported that despite his lack of enthusiasm for making a fifth franchise film, the actor was under contract for a fifth.
Meanwhile, it's understood that British actors Tom Hiddleston and Jamie Bell are both under consideration for the 'licensed to kill' contract, having met with Bond producers.
Former Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl, 37, (pictured in April) is set to join Craig in Logan Lucky. She also stars in the new CBS legal drama Doubt that has just been ordered to series for the 2016-17 TV season
The casting news for Logan Lucky is another sign of Heigl's return to the spotlight after her career has faltered in the past several years.
Heigl, 37, found fame as Izzie on ABC's long-running medical drama Grey's Anatomy but left the show in 2010 under a cloud after falling out with showrunner Shonda Rhimes.
But this month CBS ordered her new legal drama Doubt to series for the 2016-17 season, and she's been filming the thriller Unforgettable with Rosario Dawson and Cheryl Ladd.
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