‘James Bond’ and ‘Willy Wonka’ songwriter Leslie Bricusse dies aged 90

Daniel Craig gave his swan song performance as James Bond in the recently released No Time To Die. The British actor played 007 for five films over the course of 15 years, but the time has come for a new star to take over.

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While the Marvel Studios films seem to be the biggest franchise on the planet right now, able to wrangle some of the best filmmakers working today, the MCU can’t hold a candle to the James Bond franchise when it comes to the caliber of filmmaker absolutely desperate to join. We’ve heard from folks like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve, who have both made it abundantly clear they would jump at the chance to tackle 007.

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confirmed by his son, artist Adam Bricusse, on Tuesday via Facebook. The family has shared no cause of death at this time.“My dearest father passed away peacefully this morning,” Adam, 56, posted.

wrote on Instagram. “He and his beautiful Evie have been in my life for over 50 years.

Jon Burlingame Leslie Bricusse, Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter whose songs for Broadway and Hollywood include “What Kind of Fool Am I?” and “Pure Imagination,” died Tuesday in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Leslie Bricusse, the songwriter for film and stage whose extensive roster of hits and standards includes “The Candyman” from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, “Talk To The Animals” from Doctor Dolittle and “What Kind of Fool Am I?” from Stop the World-I Want to Get Off, died today. He was 90.

Naman Ramachandran James Bond film “No Time to Die” ruled the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in succession collecting £8.4 million ($11.5 million), according to numbers from Comscore.Daniel Craig’s swan song now has an impressive total of £68.5 million.

Daniel Craig has shared some rather blunt advice for whoever succeeds him as James Bond.The actor recently made his final bow as the iconic spy in No Time To Die, with speculation now rife as to who will take over in the role.While the search for the next 007 is not set to begin until next year, as producer Barbara Broccoli recently told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Craig has been asked what advice he would give to the next star.“There’s a couple of things I’d say, but I mean, one is: don’t be

Daniel Craig that his time as James Bond is coming to a close.The actor stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, October 12, where he talked to the late night host about what it was like filming his final scene as 007 for No Time to Die.