Despite previous reports that Sam Smith was in talks with producers at MGM to record the theme for the next James Bond film, the UK R&B crooner says he knows nothing about the project.
In an interview with NME, the confirms that he will not be recording the Bond theme saying, "I have no idea what that was about, and I know as much as you do. You probably know more than me; I didn't even read the article. I think it's something everyone would love to do, but yeah, it was all news to me. I won't say any more on it."
He later spoke of previous Bond themes and praised Jack White and Alicia Keys' collaboration on 2008's "Another Way To Die" for Quantum Of Solace.
"My favourite Bond theme was Jack White and Alicia Keys," he revealed. "I love that; I thought it was amazing. Her voice and his voice together, I thought, was really interesting."
The next Bond film is scheduled for release on November 6, 2015. The last theme song for the franchise was Adele's "Skyfall" for the film of the same name in 2012. The song won at the Oscars, Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Awards, BRIT Awards, and Grammy Awards.
Other notable Bond themes have come from Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, and Duran Duran.
The new film is tentatively titled Bond 24 and will star Daniel Craig in his fourth stint as 007. Director Sam Mendes and screenwriting team John Logan, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade are also returning to the film. The other confirmed cast are Ralph Fiennes as M, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Miss Moneypenny and Rory Kinnear as MI6 chief of staff Bill Tanner, NME notes.
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