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Daniel Craig’s Breakout Crime Thriller Officially Removed From Free Streaming
Daniel Craig’s crime thriller Layer Cake will leave Tubi’s free streaming catalogue on 1 December, giving viewers a limited time to revisit the film that helped persuade Bond producers to cast him. The news comes as attention turns to the next James Bond, whose successor has not yet been announced.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake follows a cocaine dealer hoping to leave the underworld, and stars Sienna Miller and Michael Gambon. It reportedly made about $12 million on a $6 million budget and has an 81% Rotten Tomatoes score; a Guy Ritchie spin-off starring Jason Statham, titled Viva La Madness, is planned for early 2028.
In short
- Layer Cake leaves Tubi on 1 December.
- The film helped Craig land the role of James Bond.
- Guy Ritchie’s spin-off is planned for early 2028.
Explained simply
Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime film directed by Matthew Vaughn. Daniel Craig plays a cocaine dealer trying to leave the criminal world, alongside Sienna Miller and Michael Gambon.
The film helped bring Craig to the attention of the producers who later cast him as James Bond. Bond is a long-running film character, and the choice of who will play him next has not yet been announced.
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