James Bond: Last News

Michael Fassbender has revealed that, during talks for the role of James Bond in the mid-2000s, he inadvertently helped out Daniel Craig in getting the part.While still and up-and-coming star at the time, Fassbender was one of many names considered for the role which would eventually go to Craig.Appearing on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast to promote his new film Black Bag, Fassbender was asked how close he came to actually being 007, and the actor revealed he ended up advocating for his competitor Craig instead.“I met with (producer) Barbara Broccoli just you know through passing and I actually went in to an audition phase before Daniel was cast, but I don’t think I was ever in the mix,” he said. “But I remember going into that room and meeting with her and (Michael G.) Wilson and I think I was like, ‘Daniel Craig is…’ I don’t know why I was promoting him.

Pierce Brosnan has insisted that the next James Bond must be British.It comes after reports emerged earlier this week that the character will remain male and British under the franchise’s new management by Amazon MGM Studios.An internal memo was said to have circulated within the studio that stipulated “the spy will not change gender or nationality”, although it did state that the new Bond could come from elsewhere in the Commonwealth. Amazon have not publicly commented on the report.Now, Brosnan who previously led four Bond films between 1995 and 2002 and preceded Daniel Craig in the iconic role, has told The Daily Telegraph it is “a given” that that the next actor to take the role should be British.He also said that it was the right decision for producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, to hand creative control to Amazon in a multi-million-dollar deal announced last month.Brosnan added: “It takes great courage for them to let go.

Last year, Ingram-Moore and her husband were disqualified from serving as charity trustees for 10 and eight years respectively after an inquiry found that they were culpable of “serious and repeated” instances of “misconduct, mismanagement and failures of integrity”.Prior to the controversy, Moore had signed a deal in 2020 to develop a biopic based on his life. Regarding who would play him, he said in a statement at the time: “I don’t know of any 100-year-old actors but I’m sure Michael Caine or Anthony Hopkins could do a wonderful job if they were prepared to age up!”MailOnline have now reported that Moore’s family were very keen on the idea, especially the subject of who would play them.

No Time to Die.” However, speculation has been deafening in the weeks since the franchise’s longtime producers, the Broccoli family, ceded creative control to SPECTRE, sorry, Amazon — perhaps out of fear that their decision-making will not be so prime.Jeff Bezos even tweeted, “Who’d you pick as the next James Bond?”Overeager Jeff sounds like he’s asking us to leave a review on Amazon. Fans have been shouting that Idris Elba should be Bond for what feels like 30 years. He’s 52 now, so that dream has been 00-86’d.And today, there’s a wrongheaded online push for former “Superman” Henry Cavill to take on the role of the MI6 agent with a license to kill.

Amazon MGM Studios.“It takes great courage for them to let go,” he told the Telegraph. “I hope that [Amazon] handles the work and the character with dignity and imagination and respect.”“In this world that is moving so fast now, at the speed of light, [the takeover] does come with a certain lament,” Brosnan continued.

Pierce Brosnan has strong feelings about who should take on the role of 007 next.

Abigail Lee Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan says the next 007 must be British as Amazon MGM Studios take control over the historic franchise. Brosnan spoke to The Telegraph, saying that it’s “a given” that a British actor should take up the 007 mantle. An American actor has never played the role.

James Bond will reportedly remain male and British under the franchise’s new management by Amazon MGM Studios.Last month, it was announced that the long-serving producers of 007, Barbara Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, had stepped away from the creative process and handed over control to Amazon, ending over 60 years of the Broccoli family’s control of the Bond estate.Now, a report by the Daily Mail states that an internal memo has circulated within the studio that stipulates “the spy will not change gender or nationality”, although it did state that the new Bond could come from elsewhere in the Commonwealth.Amazon have not publicly commented on the report.Bond fans have not reacted kindly to the news of the franchise’s sale, with some predicting that Amazon will “ruin” the series by over-saturating the market with “mediocre spin-offs”.A previous report suggested that Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos decided to pursue the buyout and have the company take creative control of the films after reading that Broccoli referred to Amazon executives as “fucking idiots” during her dealings with the company.The Hollywood Reporter noted that an insider said Bezos “read her quote in the Journal and got on the phone and said, ‘I don’t care what it takes, get rid of her’.”Amazon acquired its share of the rights to the James Bond franchise in 2021 when they purchased studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

Courtenay Valenti, head of film, streaming and theatrical at Amazon MGM Studios, said it will likely release12-14 films in theaters next year as it ramps up its commitment to the big screen both “financially and philosophically.”

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli after she allegedly called Amazon executives “fucking idiots”.It was announced last month that long-serving producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli were stepping back from the creative process and handing over control of the beloved franchise to Amazon MGM Studios, ending over 60 years of the Broccoli family overseeing the films.Now, according to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, Bezos was determined to take all creative control for the IP through Amazon MGM Studios after The Wall Street Journal published a piece in December.

Mickey 17 and Parasite director Bong Joon-ho has said he would be open to making an Alien musical.Speaking in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, when asked about working on a blockbuster franchise like Star Wars or James Bond, he said: “I’m not drawn to franchise films, but I did think at one point that I would like to do an Alien film.”He then added: “An Alien musical.”The most recent movie in the long running franchise was Alien: Romulus, which was released last year and directed by Fede Álvarez. The film, which is set between the first two Alien films, featured highly in NME’s 20 Best Films of 2024.NME’s five-star review described it as being “as thrilling and scary as the original”, and “a movie that comes close to the brilliance of Ridley Scott and James Cameron”.A forthcoming TV series – Alien: Earth, which is set two years before the events of the original 1979 film Alien is also set to drop later this year on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK.Meanwhile, Bong’s latest movie Mickey 17, which stars Robert Pattinson, is released in cinemas today (March 7).The film, which is an adaptation of Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, sees Pattinson play Mickey Barnes, a man who signs up to be an “expendable”, a human that can regenerate after death, but finds multiple versions of himself confronting each other after a space expedition goes wrong.

Pierce Brosnan is talking James Bond.

Pierce Brosnan has expressed an interest in reprising his role as James Bond for a new film, but suggests the franchise needs “fresh blood”.While speaking to GQ about his new series MobLand, Brosnan was prompted to respond to the idea that he could portray an older version of 007 in future movies, after Amazon MGM Studios took full creative control of the beloved franchise.“I’ve heard of that,” Brosnan said of the idea. The British actor previously led four Bond films between 1995 and 2002 and preceded Daniel Craig in the iconic role.“Of course, how could I not be interested?” he added.

The Monkey director Osgood Perkins says he has no desire to make a James Bond movie now that the franchise has been acquired by Amazon.In a recent Reddit AMA, the horror director was asked by a fan: “Are you open to directing a Bond movie/trilogy? If so, who would you cast as your version of Bond?”Perkins simply replied: “No, because fuck Jeff Bezos.”It comes after billionaire Bezos previously appeared to publicly support President Donald Trump, writing that it was “an honour” to attend Trump’s second inauguration in 2025. “Excited to collaborate on accelerating innovation and supercharging the American economy,” Bezos commented at the time.While Perkins ruled out Bond because of Bezos, he did disclose another iconic franchise he’d be happy to join – Star Wars.Perkins wrote that his ideal film, if budget was no object, would be “the collected dreams and nightmares of Darth Vader told as short stories.”Other projects on the director’s list include “a totally made up biopic about a real person, a neo-futuristic Freudian Western, [and] a movie about someone famous who died young and their experience of the afterlife.”Perkins went on to explain that his visual style was influenced by his favourite films.

Aaron Paul, Luke Evans, and Daniel Zovatto are teaming up for a new movie!

RAYE has revealed she was “so nervous” to cover ‘Skyfall’ at the Oscars this weekend, claiming that “no one can sing Adele like Adele”.At the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (March 2), she joined Doja Cat and BLACKPINK’s Lisa for a medley of classic James Bond themes to celebrate the legendary spy movie franchise.While Doja took on Shirley Bassey’s ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and Lisa sang Paul McCartney’s ‘Live And Let Die’, RAYE had the unenviable task of taking on Adele’s 2012 Bond theme.Shortly after the performance, Entertainment Tonight caught up with RAYE to get her thoughts on gracing one of the biggest stages in the entertainment industry. “It was such an exhilarating performance, also no one can sing Adele like Adele, and it’s scary,” she said.

James Bond if it were offered.The British actor has been making a name for himself in Hollywood ever since his 2016 feature film debut in Ang Lee’s drama Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. He has also worked with filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos on The Favourite and Kinds Of Kindness.

Doja Cat has admitted to feeling nervous during her Oscars performance at the weekend, conceding that “a bitch hit some flats”.The popstar performed at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night (March 2) as part of a James Bond tribute medley that saw her singing alongside RAYE and BLACKPINK’s Lisa.The sequence opened with The Substance star Margaret Qualley dancing a choreographed number, followed by Lisa covering Paul McCartney’s ‘Live And Let Die’. Doja then sang a version of Shirley Bassey’s ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, before RAYE closed out the piece with a cover of Adele’s ‘Skyfall’.The entire medley received a mixed response from social media and in an Instagram post on Monday (March 3), Doja appeared to admit that she was not as happy with her performance as she would have liked to be.A post shared by Doja Cat (@dojacat)“Thanks to the Academy Awards and Vanity Fair for having me,” she wrote.

“Conversations With Friends,” said he’s game to play the next James Bond. During the 2025 Oscars Sunday, Variety asked Alwyn, 34, if he would want to play the next James Bond now that Daniel Craig is finished. “Oh, wow.

It was a huge night for and independent filmmaking at the 97th Oscars. Sean Baker matched Walt Disney’s record and Mikey Madison surprised many by beating Demi Moore to win Best Actress.

American actors Adrien Brody and Mikey Madison were among the big winners at the Oscars on a night which saw Anora leading the pack with five wins. Madison, 25, beat Hollywood stalwart Demi Moore to take home the best actress gong for her role in the comedy Anora, in which she plays a stripper who falls for the son of a Russian oligarch. Speaking on stage at Los Angeles' Dolby Theater, she said: "Wow this is very surreal.