Former James Bond director says he was sceptical of Daniel Craig playing 007

Marta Balaga Don’t trust Mads Mikkelsen with your script. “‘Casino Royale’ was the first screenplay with my name on every single page. Which also means that if you lose it, it’s on you.

Ellise Shafer In the trailer for upcoming Prime Video reality series “007: Road to a Million,” Brian Cox controls the fate of nine pairs of wannabe James Bonds as they take on challenges inspired by the iconic spy for a chance to win £1 million ($1.2 million). “I put real people into a James Bond adventure to win £1 million,” Cox says in the clip, which released to mark James Bond Day, as the franchise’s theme song plays. “The only thing standing in their way is me.” The trailer teases some of the challenges the contestants are put through, including climbing a crane, balancing atop a moving train and driving an Aston Martin down winding hills.

Christopher Nolan reportedly wants to direct multiple James Bond films in a period setting.According to sources at World Of Reel, the director is said to be in talks with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to direct the next “two or three” films in the franchise.While it’s claimed that Nolan is on board “in principle”, he apparently has some stipulations regarding his creative freedom and the direction he wants to take the franchise.According to the report, Nolan wants to make faithful adaptations of the original Ian Fleming novels “in period settings”. The original books, which began with 1953’s Casino Royale, were set in the 1950s and early 1960s.EON Productions, however, reportedly wants to make a “full reboot for the modern era”.An official announcement over who will direct the next James Bond outing, or who will be Daniel Craig’s successor, has yet to be made.Nolan previously expressed interest in making a James Bond film during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.“The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent,” he explained.

Sir Roger Moore's adult sons stepped out on Monday evening as they attended an event ahead of an auction of the late actor's collection of memorabilia.

Michaela Zee “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” director Gareth Edwards is once again addressing the multiple reports about the 2016 film requiring extensive reshoots overseen by Tony Gilroy (the eventual “Andor” creator was hired by Lucasfilm to join the “Rogue One” team in June 2016). On a recent episode of KCRW’s “The Business” podcast, Edwards claimed “there is so much inaccuracy” surrounding the making of the “Star Wars” prequel.

David and Victoria Beckham's new tell-all Netflix documentary is set to land on the streaming site on 4 October, with the famous couple opening up about everything from their marriage to their careers for the first time. Ex-footballer David, 48, and former Spice Girls star Victoria, 49, are one of the most famous couples in the world and while they've both enjoyed lengthy careers in the spotlight, they tend to keep details of their marriage under wraps.

Michaela Zee Francis Ford Coppola is joining the Roman Empire TikTok trend by answering the question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” “How often do I think of Ancient Rome? Quite a lot, as the Roman Republic served as the example for my country America and its institutions, and was the inspiration for my upcoming film ‘Megalopolis,'” the “Apocalypse Now” and “Godfather” director wrote on Instagram Friday. In the recent trend on TikTok, women ask the men in their lives how often they think about the Roman Empire, with most men claiming that they think about it daily or multiple times a week.

BreAnna Bell Spoiler Alert: This interview contains spoilers for “Crown Vic,” Episode 5, Season 2 of “Power Book IV: Force,” now streaming on Starz. With the shocking deaths of four characters in the latest episode of “Power Book IV: Force,” the tides have turned for the Flynn family and the CBI organization. Under the new leadership of showrunner Gary Lennon, Season 2 of the “Power” spinoff series ventures away from its original story, with the potential for a new kingpin to take the throne in Chicago. But who? Leading up to the pivotal episode, which aired on Sept.

Daniel Craig’s new hairdo has attracted attention online following an appearance at an event with wife Rachel Weisz.The James Bond actor appeared alongside Weisz at the Clooney Foundation For Justice’s second annual Albie Awards event in New York yesterday (September 28) where he was seen sporting a golden quiff.Some have drawn comparisons to his Knives Out character Benoit Blanc, with an Instagram commenter writing: “Getting ready to play Benoit Blanc again, it appears.”Another on X (FKA Twitter) added: “Classic Benoit Blanc move.”“I love his hair that shade,” another on Instagram added. “It suits him… as does the blue suit.”Other attendees at the event included Viola Davis, Mary J.

Matt Hancock triggered huge uproar last year when he announced he'd be taking part in the 2022 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. And telly lovers were left equally shocked when earlier this month it was revealed he was in the line-up to appear in the incoming series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins - arguably the most arduous and gruelling reality show in British TV.

As followers of the fascinating 'Wagatha Christie' case are well aware, just when it looks like tensions have finally subsided between 'frenemies' Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, one of the WAGs fires a fresh shot and initiates the drama all over again. Last month, in a bombshell British Vogue interview, mum-of-four Coleen broke her long-standing silence on the highly-publicised court case against Rebekah - who she accused of selling fake stories about the Rooney's to The Sun. And now, one of her closest pals, Danielle Lloyd, has once again pledged her support to fellow scouser Coleen, telling OK! she couldn't be happier for her following her Vogue cover shoot.

Ian Fleming: The Complete Man,” MI6 superspy James Bond was nearly called Rodney.That surprising revelation, first reported by The Times of London, was discovered in author Ian Fleming’s old papers that the book’s writer Nicholas Shakespeare was given access to. Rodney Bond, it turns out, was a real person who saved the life of Fleming’s brother Peter in 1941.Peter, a lieutenant colonel in the British Army who died in 1971, was on a training mission in Greece during World War II.

James Bond theme song are in.Harry Styles is currently in the top spot with fellow male British pop singers Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi following. Elton John is also in the running.William Kadjanyi, political analyst at Star Sports, updated The Daily Mail with the latest odds.

Daniel Craig is considered to be one of the sexiest men alive, but somehow, the director of his first James Bond movie was worried he wasn’t handsome enough to play the iconic role.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Casino Royale” director Martin Campbell recently told Express UK that he was concerned Daniel Craig wasn’t sexy enough to be James Bond when his name was thrown into the ring to replace Pierce Brosnan as 007. The filmmaker had previously directed Brosnan in the beloved 1995 Bond tentpole “GoldenEye” and was returning to the franchise at the time to launch a new 007 following Brosnan’s exit after 2002’s “Die Another Day.” “My only reticence with Daniel…he was really a superb actor, there’s no doubt about that,” Campbell said.

James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen and Bobby Martin of the James Barker Band packed their bags and landed in Hamilton, Ontario, for country music’s biggest night in Canada: the 2023 CCMAs.

EXCLUSIVE: MindRiot Entertainment (Gamergate) has set a new docu-series titled Salvaged, based on the life of former Oceangate mission director Kyle Bingham. 

K.J. Yossman The first season of James Bond reality TV series “007’s Road to a Million” has yet to drop, but casting is already underway for Season 2.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Wonka” director Paul King worked with Hugh Grant on “Paddington 2,” but he knew getting the actor to play an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming Warner Bros. musical would take extra convincing. So King wrote Grant a letter in which he said the actor was great at playing “washed-up old hams,” which is exactly what King was looking for in his hunt for the perfect Oompa Loompa actor.

Christopher Nolan is reportedly in talks to direct the next two James Bond movies.According to sources at World Of Reel, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli is “zeroing in” on Nolan, but talks have been delayed by the Hollywood strikes and the director’s promotional commitments to Oppenheimer.It’s said the deal would see Nolan write and direct two James Bond films, led by Daniel Craig’s as-yet-unannounced successor.According to sources at the publication, the main sticking point with the deal is the amount of creative freedom Nolan wants for the project. Other directors cited as potential back-ups include Danny Boyle (Trainspotting), Denis Villeneuve (Dune) and Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy).During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast earlier this year, Nolan said it would be “an amazing privilege” to direct a James Bond film.“The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent,” he explained.