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Rami Malek found worldwide fame when he portrayed the role of Freddie Mercury in the 2018 movieBohemian Rhapsody.The actor later found himself portraying the character of Lyutsifer Safin in Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie,No Time to Die.

Rami Malek speaking at the event where Daniel Craig is awarded a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

With the 2021 movie being the last film of Daniel Craig as James Bond, Rami Malek claimed in an interview with Stephen Colbert that he and Craig shared a kiss on the sets ofNo Time to Die.Joking that he was a Bond girl now, Malek revealed that he was taken aback by the action.

When Daniel Craig Kissed Rami Malek

Rami Malekportrayed the character of Lyutsifer Safin quite remarkably in the 2021 movie. Starring opposite Daniel Craig, Malek, and theKnives Outactor became quite good friends on the sets ofNo Time to Die.

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Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody

In an interview alongside Stephen Colbert, Rami Malek revealed that the actor picked him up and kissed him. OnThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert,Malek claimed that he did not know who initiated the next moment. All he knew was that he and Daniel Craig shared a kiss and later jokingly asked that did that moment made him a Bond girl.

“He grabbed me, picked me up – and I can’t tell who initiated the next moment, whether it was him or I – but a kiss transpired between the two of us. I’m going to say that Daniel initiated it, and I was very taken aback.”

Daniel Craig as James Bond

He further jokingly asked,

“So, does this make me a Bond girl?”

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The confession was quite shocking for the world to hear and for a while, Craig did not respond and the world thought that it was a ruse.

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Daniel Craig Kisses A Lot of People

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Taking the talk of the kiss toEntertainment Weekly,Craig couldn’t control himself and revealed that the kiss indeed took place between him and theMr. Robotactor did take place. In his defense, Daniel Craig stated that he kisses a lot of people.

“I kissed him, alright! I kiss lots of people. It’s like, I’m a very friendly guy, and I wouldn’t rank anybody. Listen, this story’s had legs about kissing Rami; I’ve just been trying to give it more legs. I don’t know if it’s on social media. I haven’t got social media, but I said I used to kiss Rami after the end of every scene. It’s like no big deal. God almighty. Just spreading the love.”

No Time to Diereceived a rating of 7.3/10 on IMDB and 83% on Rotten Tomatoes with rave reviews for Rami Malek and Daniel Craig. The 2021 film is available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S.

Source:The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,Entertainment Weekly

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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.

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