Next James Bond: Luke Evans closes in on Tom Hardy as new 007

Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde" and “Shark Tank," with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch.Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for MGM, making it the company's second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017.The deal is the latest in the media industry that's aimed at boosting streaming services to compete against Netflix and Disney+.

Regé-Jean Page is playing coy when it comes to details surrounding potential movie roles.

When the announcement of the deal between Amazon and MGM was made, the film franchise that got spoken about most in the acquisition is the James Bond film series. While MGM doesn’t own the complete rights for the franchise, as James Bond is creatively controlled by the production duo of Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, Amazon is now the parent company of the studio that will distribute the 007 spy films.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterMichiel Huisman has been cast in one of the lead roles of the upcoming Apple action-thriller series “Echo 3,” Variety has learned.Huisman joins recently announced cast member Luke Evans. Set in South America, “Echo 3″ follows Amber Chesborough, a brilliant young scientist, who is the emotional center of a small American family.

Michiel Huisman (The Flight Attendant) has been tapped to star alongside Luke Evans in Apple’s Echo 3 action-thriller drama series, from Oscar winner Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), Apple Studios and Keshet Studios.

Amazon is in negotiations to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a deal that could reach $9 billion. Their shock comes from a belief that the price tag severely overvalues the studio behind James Bond, the Pink Panther and “Legally Blonde.”Other companies have kicked the tires on MGM at various points during a stop-and-start sales process that has been dragging on for months.

With its spies, secrets, and super-secret code names, Zhang Yimou’s “Cliff Walkers” is seemingly the Chinese director’s version of James Bond. But that’s where the comparisons end.

EXCLUSIVE: With A Quiet Place II set to become one the first major summer tentpoles to bow in over two years on Memorial Day weekend, Paramount Pictures has moved to make sure its multi-talented writer, director and star stays put for the foreseeable future. Sources tell Deadline that John Krasinski and his production company, Sunday Night, have entered into a first-look producing deal with Paramount, including Sunday Night partners Allyson Seeger and Andrew Form.

Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage was released. The British star has long been one of the favourites to take on the James Bond role after Craig steps down later this year following No Time To Die, but things aren't looking good for the Bane actor.

Venom was released in 2018 and grosses over $800 million on the global box office making it one of the biggest hit of Tom Hardy’s career. Venom first made its appearance in the MCU in Spider-Man 3 and later Tom Hardy became an integral part of the origin story.

Woody Harrelson's Cletus Kasady monologues in the first trailer for. The comic book serial killer was first introduced in the post-credits scene of 2018's, when Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) visited him in prison for an interview.

Tom Hardy is back as Eddie Brock — a.k.a. Venom — in the first trailer for the sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”. Proving it’s not just a clever title, the first look at the movie gives us plenty of destruction and a glimpse of Woody Harrelson as the murderous Kasady who plays host to his own symbiote.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe trailer for the long-awaited “Venom” sequel is finally here — and so is the new villain Carnage.Viewers get a sneak peek at the red symbiote character from the comics, who was briefly introduced at the end of the first “Venom” film, released in 2018.In the trailer, Cletus Kasady (Woody Harrelson), a crazed serial killer, survives a lethal injection in prison, which appears to awaken the symbiote inside of him and transforms him into Carnage.

Lily James and Sebastian Stan have transformed for their latest roles as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. The two actors will star in Hulu's "Pam & Tommy," which will follow the romance between the "Baywatch" star and musician, including their marriage after only 96 hours of knowing one another.

Fraser T Smith has expressed his desire to write a James Bond theme song in the future, adding that “it’s time” the film franchise invited a rapper like Stormzy to perform such a track.The producer and songwriter was speaking on the new podcast series For Your Ears Only, which has been produced by the SPYSCAPE Podcast Network and features insights from influential musicians, composers, directors and actors into their favourite film and television music.Smith is one of a number of guests on the

his daughter confirmed to Variety. He was 80.