Daniel Craig has said new Bond villain Rami Malek is "really good at his job" and admits he "understands the weight of what he's playing".
Craig, who is set to make his final outing as the suave 007 in upcoming spy adventure No Time To Die, said he knows Malek is "pushing all the right buttons" as the dangerous anarchist Safin.
Speaking to GQ magazine, 52-year-old Craig said: "When you're working with Rami, you just know he is aware of all those things.
"He’s got this big, active brain, so I know he’s pushing all the right buttons… Rami knows me. He understands the weight of what he’s playing."
"He understands he’s playing a Bond villain – what that means, what it means historically and the kind of Bond villains that have come before. Rami’s really good at his job. I mean, that’s an understatement."
A description of the plot for the 25th Bond film, which is directed by True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga, reads: "Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is shortlived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help.
"The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain, armed with dangerous new technology."
The release of the highly-anticipated film was recently delayed for a second time, until April 2021.
