David Tennant looks almost completely unrecognisable as Alexander Litvinenko in the new ITVX drama.
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James Bond instead of Daniel Craig.Appearing on the Acting For Others podcast, the Doctor Who star said he had no idea he was being eyed for the role until recently.Asked if he’d ever been in the running, Tennant said: “I never believed I had, until I worked with a director recently who had worked with the Broccolis who said, ‘Yeah, you were on the list that time.’“I was like, ‘What time? What are you talking about?’ He went, ‘Yeah, the last time.’ I suppose it must have been Daniel Craig, before that I would have been a child.”He added: “I think it was quite a long list and I don’t think I was ever very near the top of it. But apparently so.”The role of 007 went to Daniel Craig in 2006. The actor went on to play the secret agent for 15 years before bowing out in No Time To Die.Earlier this month, producer Michael G.
Wilson ruled out the possibility of a “younger” Bond, claiming the next actor will likely be in his thirties.”We’ve tried looking at younger people in the past, but trying to visualise it doesn’t work,” he said.“Remember, Bond’s already a veteran. He’s had some experience. He’s a person who has been through the wars, so to speak.
He’s probably been in the SAS or something. He isn’t some kid out of high school that you can bring in and start off. That’s why it works for a thirty-something.”The producer later stressed that casting has not yet started for the new 007, “no matter what others tell you”.Meanwhile, Wilson and fellow Bond producer Barbara Broccoli also played down speculation that Idris Elba could be named as Daniel Craig’s successor.“We love Idris,” Broccoli told Variety.
David Tennant looks almost completely unrecognisable as Alexander Litvinenko in the new ITVX drama.
Scots Love Island hunk Jay Younger has sent his fans wild after posting a topless picture of himself on social media while on holiday in Dubai.
Now that Daniel Craig‘s time as James Bond is over after “No Time To Die,” it’s only healthy for fans of the franchise to speculate who will next don the ruthless and debonair superspy’s black tuxedo.
Sam Heughan has revealed that not only was he a recent frontrunner to be the new James Bond, but he has also auditioned for the role.
Sam Heughan has hinted that he could be playing the next James Bond.
Jodie Whittaker’s final episode on Doctor Who aired and it brought back some familiar faces as the series celebrates its 60th anniversary. You can watch the clip in the video posted above.
Scots actor David Tennant is returning as Doctor Who after a shock exit from Jodie Whittaker on Sunday night.
Superfly star and rapper Kaalan Walker has been jailed for a minimum of 50 years after being convicted of multiple rapes.The 27-year-old was found guilty back in April on three counts of forcible rape, two counts of statutory rape and two counts of rape by intoxication. He was arrested on the charges in 2018 and released on bail.According to a report from The Los Angeles Times, police were told that Walker’s victims were models who the rapper allegedly reached out to under the guise of offering them work.The City News Service also report that, after making contact with the women, he would direct them to locations by promising appearances on video shoots or meetings with influential people.In a report from NBC 4, Walker’s defence lawyer Andrew Flier said: “The pattern of Mr.
Daniel Craig received a medal of honor at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, getting him one step closer to actually turning into his most iconic character, James Bond. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of St.
James Bond actor Daniel Craig has received the same honour bestowed on 007, after being awarded a CMG at Windsor Castle for services to film and theatre. Craig was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George – the same honour held by Ian Fleming’s iconic character – by the Princess Royal on Tuesday morning. A CMG is the honour often given to diplomats, and the fictional spy is described as holding it in both the films and the books.
Daniel Craig. The 54-year-old British James Bond star had a bit of deja vu on Tuesday, visiting Windsor Castle to receive The Order of St.
Daniel Craig was in high spirits as he stepped out with his wife Rachel Weisz on Sunday.MORE: Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz look cosy at afterparty during very rare outingThe couple were photographed looking cosy together at an afterparty to toast Daniel's latest movie project, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. And now they have another reason to celebrate.
Harry Potter stalwart Robbie Coltrane had died. The Scottish star had enchanted childhoods around the world as Hagrid, the half-giant, in the Wizarding World franchise. But long before he was working alongside the likes of Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe, he had been involved in the James Bond franchise.
ITVX and Viaplay four-partner Litvinenko, which will see David Tennant playing the doomed Russian dissident, has sold into 80 territories ahead of its launch. AMC+ and Sundance Now have taken rights in the U.S., while Prime Video bagged Canada from distributor ITV Studios.
Manori Ravindran International Editor The David Tennant-starring “Litvinenko” has sold into AMC+ and Sundance Now in the U.S., along with a host of other buyers in 80 international markets. The drama has pre-sold ahead of its debut on ITV’s forthcoming U.K. streaming service ITVX, which launches this fall, and NENT Group’s Viaplay streaming service in the Nordics, Netherlands, Poland and Baltics. Written by George Kay (“Lupin”) and produced by Patrick Spence, ITV Studios and Tiger Aspect Productions, the drama tells the story of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian Federal Security Services and KGB officer, whose death from polonium poisoning in November 2006 triggered one of the most complex and dangerous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police.
James Bond’s veteran screenwriters have shared some of the secrets of writing 007’s memorable lines.
James Bond fans have been longing for some concrete information about who will take over from Daniel Craig as 007 after No Time To Die. In recent months, Tom Hardy has been one of the biggest names in the running, but his odds have begun to stagnate.