It was a very rapid U-turn on the part of the 49-year-old, whose most recent appearance as the British spy was in 2015's Spectre.
During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, he was asked if he would be playing the iconic role for a fifth time.
He replied: 'Yes. I couldn't be happier. I've been quite cagey about it.
'I've been doing interviews about it all day and people have been asking me and I've been kind of coy but I kind of felt like, if I was going to speak the truth, I should speak the truth to you.'
The star admitted he 'always wanted to return' to the role, but confirmed the next Bond movie will be his last.
He added: 'I think this is it. This is it. I just want to go out on a high note, and I can't wait.'
The 49-year-old actor, who is the seventh Bond and has starred in four movies, insisted the hold-ups were nothing to do with pay as he admitted, undoubtedly to fan's delight, that he would 'love to do it'.
This comes amid reports that he was reportedly offered $150 million (£113m) by executives.
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During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, he was asked if he would be playing the iconic role for a fifth time.
He replied: 'Yes. I couldn't be happier. I've been quite cagey about it.
'I've been doing interviews about it all day and people have been asking me and I've been kind of coy but I kind of felt like, if I was going to speak the truth, I should speak the truth to you.'
The star admitted he 'always wanted to return' to the role, but confirmed the next Bond movie will be his last.
He added: 'I think this is it. This is it. I just want to go out on a high note, and I can't wait.'
The 49-year-old actor, who is the seventh Bond and has starred in four movies, insisted the hold-ups were nothing to do with pay as he admitted, undoubtedly to fan's delight, that he would 'love to do it'.
This comes amid reports that he was reportedly offered $150 million (£113m) by executives.
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He was good in Spectre but Sean Connery is still my best Bond actor.
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