James Bond Producer Says They ‘Haven’t Even Begun’ Reinventing Franchise After Daniel Craig’s 007 Retirement: There’s a ‘Big Road Ahead’

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on Tuesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” “So I said, ‘Oh, finally they’re getting me in a James Bond movie,” he went on. “I thought, ‘Yes, of course!’But, he was disappointed to learn that, “There was no script and there was no James Bond movie.”The competition series “007: Road to a Million,” (premiering Nov.

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James Bond movie when he joined reality series 007: Road To A Million.The Succession actor hosts the upcoming competition series, which sees contestants take on Bond-inspired challenges around the world for a chance to win a £1million cash prize.Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (November 7) about joining the series, Cox said (via THR): “I thought it was the new James Bond film.“So I said, ‘Oh, finally they’re getting me in a James Bond movie. I thought, ‘Yes, of course!'”Cox however quickly discovered that “there was no script and there was no James Bond movie”, with him instead playing the show’s game controller.He added: “For years, I thought, you know I would love to be in James Bond.

James Bond producer, Greg Wilson, has shared an update on the future of the franchise.In the two years since Daniel Craig stepped down from the role after his final performance as the suited secret agent in No Time To Die, fans have celebrated Bond’s 60th anniversary, and while no new movies have been released, the first non-scripted James Bond inspired television series is set to launch on Amazon Prime Video this Friday.The premiere of the new series, 007: Road To A Million, was attended by Wilson, Succession star, Brian Cox, and producer, Barbara Broccoli.The new Bond-themed gameshow, starring Cox, will see real people taking part in physical challenges resembling those done by 007 himself, all competing against each other for the chance to win £1 million.Cox, who portrays the ominous Controller in the series, said on the role: “I thought, ‘This might be my big moment to play a Bond villain.’ I’ve always wanted to play a Bond villain.”Wilson told Express: “No plans on making the next Bond at this stage. There will be another Bond some day, but we’re not actively developing it.”This news echoed comments made by Broccoli in Variety when asked about future plans for the franchise in both film and television.

It’s the question on the lips of countless moviegoers: who will be the next James Bond? Since Daniel Craig took his final bow as 007 in 2021’s “No Time To Die,” there’s been tons of speculation on who will don the spy’s tuxedo and wield his Walther PPK. And despite some clamor for a female Bond, it’s (mostly) British actors who have had rumors swirling about their names.

Barbie star Kingsley Ben-Adir should play the next James Bond, according to director Greta Gerwig.Appearing on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast to discuss her record-breaking film about the iconic Mattel doll, Gerwig detailed how Ben-Adir was “so funny” in the role of Basketball Ken, while also praising his classical acting skills.Gerwig described the scene near the end of the film where Ryan Gosling’s Ken gifts his faux-fur jacket to Ben-Adir’s Ken, who then turns around to his fellow Kens and delivers an inspiring speech as their apparent new leader.“He can do anything, and is a very proper, trained British actor,” Gerwig said. “He can do the [Laurence] Olivier voice, so we had versions where he turned around and it was British.

Project 007, IO Interactive‘s James Bond game, has been said to be “the ultimate spycraft fantasy”, suggesting elements of an immersive simulation.Revealed in 2020, the Hitman developer confirmed that Project 007 would tell a “completely original story” that would not lift influences from the books or films.“It’s very important that we could create a digital Bond.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer More than 3,600 SAG-AFTRA members have signed an open letter stating that they would rather stay on strike than “cave” to a bad deal. The group, calling itself Members in Solidarity, includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jon Hamm, Maya Hawke, Marisa Tomei, John Leguizamo and Bryan Cranston, among many other notable names.

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The Sopranos, one of his co-stars has claimed.READ MORE: ‘The Sopranos’ greatest moments – as chosen by ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ castJamie-Lynn Sigler, who played Meadow, the daughter of Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano on the HBO show, said that she felt he was saying it primarily as a way to help his fellow actors.“It had nothing to do with his confidence,” Sigler told the Inside of You podcast. “He would question himself.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director James Gandolfini‘s performance as Tony Soprano on HBO’s “The Sopranos” is often cited as some of the best acting in TV history, but co-star Jamie-Lynn Sigler recently revealed that Gandolfini often questioned himself on the set of the Emmy-winning drama series. Sigler played Tony’s daughter, Meadow, on the show, which ran for six seasons and 86 episodes between 1999 and 2007. “Jim was the type of scene partner where it felt like he was there and his only intention was to make me as good as I could be,” Sigler recalled on a recent episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly).

RadioTimes to promote the series 007: Road To A Million, in which he plays the mysterious Controller.

The British tabloids would like us to believe that “Bond 26” is just around the corner, with various rumors about directors and casting (new names being touted as frontrunners every couple of months) making the rounds online. However, producers from EON, the stewards of the James Bond franchise, have suggested that things aren’t coming together as quickly as rumblings would indicate, and producer Barbara Broccoli calls the process “a big road ahead” while speaking with The Guardian to promote their upcoming Amazon game show series “007 Road To A Million.” READ MORE: Matthew Vaughn Says He Has No Shot At Directing Bond: “They’re Not Keen On Me” The Bond franchise executives haven’t even begun the process of “modernizing the franchise,” which would tell us that we won’t be getting “Bond 26” anytime soon, mentioning a development timeline of 3-4 years.

James Bond producers have shared an update on the next instalment, saying they are planning on “reinventing” the franchise.Speaking in an interview with The Guardian, producer Barbara Broccoli explained why it will be a while before we see 007’s return following Daniel Craig’s departure in No Time To Die.“I think these movies reflect the time they are in, and there’s a big, big road ahead reinventing it for the next chapter and we haven’t even begun with that,” Broccoli said.She explained how, with Craig, they “wanted to focus on what a 21st-century hero would look like”, adding that modernisation is necessary when a new actor takes on the role.“I go back to GoldenEye when everyone was saying ‘the Cold War is over, the wall is over, Bond is dead, no need for Bond, the whole world’s at peace and now there’s no villains’ – and boy was that wrong!” Broccoli said.Broccoli is currently promoting Amazon reality series 007 Road To A Million, which sees nine pairs of contestants compete in various Bond-themed challenges to win £1million.

James Bond’s many fans will have a long wait for the next 007, it seems.

James Bond have said that they “haven’t even begun” the process of moving the franchise into the post-Daniel Craig era.Barbara Broccoli, who helms the Bond estate along with her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, was speaking ahead of the release of the Bond-themed Prime Video reality series 007: Road to a Million.She told The Guardian there is “a big road ahead” for them, adding that the Bond character will be “reinvented for the next chapter” when he does return.She stressed that their goal is for the next incarnation of the legendary film character to reflect how the world has changed since Craig first appeared in the role in 2006.“[We] wanted to focus on what a 21st-century hero would look like,” she said.

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Sienna Miller and Oli Green are taking pregnancy in their stride as they await the arrival of their first child together.The 41-year-old actress, whose credits include Layer Cake opposite Daniel Craig and Netflix's Anatomy of a Scandal, cut a casually stylish figure around Notting Hill, wearing a long sleeve beige blouse and midi skirt, accessorised with a black bag and sunglasses. Fellow screen star Oli, 26, opted for a mustard jacket and sky blue jeans.