Here’s the truth about Daniel Craig’s cameo in Star Wars (Photo Credit – Instagram)

It’s one of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moments, but James Bond, Daniel Craig, played a stormtrooper in The Force Awakens. Not just any stormtrooper either—Craig was the one who set Rey loose from captivity. During a recent BAFTA chat, Craig spilled on how this cameo turned into way more work than he’d signed up for, starting with a joke.

When Craig was filming Spectre at Pinewood Studios, a ton of the crew was also working on J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars. So, Craig decided to shoot his shot and asked Second Assistant Director Ben Dixon, “Part for me?” Surprisingly, Dixon went to ask J.J. Abrams, and the answer was a wild “Yeah.” Craig figured he’d be in the background—maybe do something funny like that classic stormtrooper who bumps his head in A New Hope.